For example, the World War II tanker E.M. Clark sank on a relatively flat, sandy seabed in 1942 when it was torpedoed by a ...

Over 10 years after its initial discovery, “the greatest sunken treasure in the history of humanity” sits untouched at the ...

The past has a remarkable habit of refusing to stay in the shadows. Every year, surprise findings and archaeological ...

A centuries-old Spanish galleon and its booty remain on the ocean floor while Spain, Colombia, Indigenous groups and American ...

A new book by author Julian Sancton explores the lengthy quest to find the Spanish galleon—and the political firestorm that ...

Researchers dated the ship by conducting tree-ring analysis, which showed it was built with timber from Pomerania, in modern-day Poland, and the Netherlands.

Scattered across coral-strewn reefs and sunken cliffs, Bermuda’s centuries-old shipwrecks beckon explorers to uncover ...

After a 30-year search, Cuban American archaeologist and filmmaker Roger Dooley discovered the Holy Grail of Shipwrecks, with a treasure worth billions.

In this video, I test my newly purchased underwater ROV in a local lake, searching for underwater treasures using the robot arm. After a successful test run in the ocean, this is my first lake ...

Archaeologists working off the coast of northeastern Madagascar believe they have identified one of the most infamous pirate prizes of the early 18th century. In shallow waters near Nosy Boraha, the ...

Archaeologists are used to finding fragments of artifacts. They often piece together objects from ancient civilizations like a jigsaw puzzle. So the discovery of a complete vehicle is a wonderful ...