In the 17th and 18th centuries, "treasure" just meant "valuable." They wanted goods they could sell. So about 50 percent was stuff they kept to replenish their own ship and their stores.

The legend of the ship reportedly inspired Steven Spielberg ... rescue personnel execute the risky emergency recovery of 17th-century shipwreck timbers from the Oregon coast.

Construction on the Varberg Tunnel in Sweden—part of a modern railway project—has resulted in an unexpected bounty of ...

Experts believe that the ship, identified as a Barbary corsair (or pirate ship) from the 17th century, was most likely headed to the Spanish coast to capture and enslave locals, Live Science reported.

The ship may have been transporting the items ... The bright red dye, derived from insects, was one of the most exclusive dyes in the 17th century, according to the museum researchers.

Here’s how it works. Wreck-hunters have discovered the remains of a small 17th-century pirate ship, known as a Barbary corsair, in deep water between Spain and Morocco. The wreck is "the first ...

“I think this is a time capsule that offers the opportunity to find it out so much about life on a 17th-century ship. The royal nature of the ship is absolutely incredible and unique,” she adde ...

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered the wreck of a 17th-century warship ... Äpplet had long eluded marine archaeologists. Both ships were created by shipbuilder Hein Jacobsson, with Äpplet ...

Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister vessel of the iconic 17th-century warship "Vasa ... it could be one of Vasa's sister ships. While parts of the ship's sides ...

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A full-sized replica of a 17th-century Spanish merchant ship is due to arrive in London. Tower Bridge will be opened to let the 500-ton Galeon Andalucia pass through, before it arrives at St ...

Tower Bridge will be opened to let the 500-ton ship pass through A full-sized replica of a 17th-century Spanish merchant ship is due to arrive in London. Tower Bridge will be opened to let the 500 ...