Over 1,000 silver and gold coins recovered from the legendary 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet

A remarkable discovery has been made off the east coast of Florida, where divers have recovered more than 1,000 gold and silver coins from one of the most famous shipwrecks in the Americas—the 1715 Treasure Fleet...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/10/silver-and-gold-coins-from-spanish-treasure-fleet/

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Well-preserved Roman shipwreck in Croatia reveals ancient trade and seafaring insights

A team of international underwater archaeologists is unearthing fresh information regarding Roman maritime life after unearthing a well-preserved shipwreck in Barbir Bay, near the town of Sukošan on Croatia’s Adriatic coast...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/10/well-preserved-roman-shipwreck-in-croatia/

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AFP: Viking ships make final high-risk voyage to new Oslo home. “The first to relocate is the Oseberg, which on Wednesday slowly made its way from its current location in the old Viking Ship Museum, arriving intact a newly built addition that will house the national treasures in optimal conditions. The extremely fragile oak hull inched forward so slowly its movement was almost undetectable to […]

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250-year-old shipwreck in Orkney identified as Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy and whaling vessel

A collaborative work carried out by archaeologists and the community of Sanday, Orkney, has finally identified a strange wreck uncovered in February 2024 as the Earl of Chatham—a former Royal Navy frigate with its former name HMS Hind...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/250-year-old-shipwreck-in-orkney-earl-of-chatham/

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Maritime archaeologists discover four colonial shipwrecks including Spanish privateer La Fortuna that exploded during 1748 attack on Brunswick Town, North Carolina. Remarkable preservation reveals insights into 18th-century maritime warfare.
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Antikythera shipwreck reveals ancient shipbuilding secrets in 2025 excavation

The 2025 excavation season at the legendary Antikythera shipwreck unearthed significant new discoveries, giving a glimpse into ancient shipbuilding, trade, and life at sea in the Mediterranean. One of the most dramatic recoveries was a still-connected set of hull fragments...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/antikythera-shipwreck-reveals-shipbuilding-secrets/

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Une épave japonaise intacte, le destroyer Teruzuki, repose à 800 m d’une profondeur de la campagne de Guadalcanal – un trésor historique à ciel fermé !
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L'Œil de GEO: l'épave d'un destroyer japonais de la Seconde Guerre mondiale retrouvée intacte à 800m de profondeurs

[La photo du jour] Des tourelles figées, une poupe arrachée… En retrouvant l'épave du "Teruzuki", les archéologues sous-marins du programme Ocean Exploration Trust lèvent le voile sur les dernières heures de ce navire emblématique, disparu lors d'une bataille majeure dans le Pacifique en 1942.

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Gold coins may reveal identity of San José galleon, the ‘world’s richest shipwreck

Over 300 years after a fateful demise, new evidence is supporting the identification of a Colombian Caribbean shipwreck as the legendary San José galleon—a Spanish 18th-century warship known as the “holy grail” of shipwrecks..

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/coins-may-reveal-identity-of-san-jose-galleon/

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Discovery of HMS Endeavour wreck confirmed

“The timbers are British timbers. The size of all the timber scantlings are almost identical to Endeavour.”…

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Centuries-old ‘pirate’ shipwrecks in Costa Rica identified as 1710 Danish slave ships

Two previously long-misidentified shipwrecks off Costa Rica’s southern coast have at last been conclusively determined to be 18th-century Danish slave ships, rewriting one chapter in local and Danish maritime history. For decades, the wrecks—resting in shallow water near Cahuita National Park—were thought to be pirate ships...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/pirate-shipwrecks-identified-as-danish-slave-ships/

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Centuries-old ‘pirate’ shipwrecks in Costa Rica identified as 1710 Danish slave ships

Once thought to be pirate ships, two wrecks off Costa Rica are now confirmed as 18th-century Danish slave ships, revealing Denmark’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.

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Well-preserved Roman shipwreck in Croatia reveals ancient trade and seafaring insights

A team of international underwater archaeologists is unearthing fresh information regarding Roman maritime life after unearthing a well-preserved shipwreck in Barbir Bay, near the town of Sukošan on Croatia’s Adriatic coast...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/10/well-preserved-roman-shipwreck-in-croatia/

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