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Pirate Artifacts Recovered

blackbeardArchaeologists recently recovered artifacts from a shipwreck thought to be the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the ship of famous 18th-century pirate Blackbeard. The wreck rests in 22 feet of water a few miles off the coast of North Carolina.

A chart divider, an apothecary weight, a mortar and pestle, silver coins, a sword guard and bits of gold were among the artifacts taken from the submerged ship. Pirates often looted navigational instruments, because they could easily be sold or traded.

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Comments about “Pirate Artifacts Recovered”

  1. BlueLighteningDude says:
    April 6, 2009 at 8:47 am

    sweet.

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  2. Anonymous says:
    April 2, 2009 at 11:25 am

    what a fortune

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  3. legoguy1236 says:
    March 31, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    blackbeard was killed i NC by Lieutenant Robert Maynard i cal him loot bob mayo

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  4. power to the 2nd amendment says:
    March 31, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    wouldn’t mind finding some silver coins myself

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  5. Da Boss says:
    March 30, 2009 at 8:45 pm

    Cool!

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