A treasure hunter found America’s greatest lost shipwreck. Then everyone wanted the gold—and he vanished.

Tommy Thompson used math to discover the legendary “Ship of Gold.” That’s when things got weird.
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He Discovered 22 Pounds of Ancient Treasure From an Impossible Timeline—Then Things Got Even Weirder

Controversy has long swirled around an ancient gold-filled treasure discovered in 1963. Not because of arguments over who owns the 66-piece find, but rather, over just exactly what is included in the ...

They found a 1,000-year-old treasure buried underground—then they realized why it was left there

And it wasn’t the only thing they uncovered.

SF treasure hunt ends after $10,001 prize found in Marin

A weekslong treasure hunt in San Francisco has ended after a box of $10,001 in cash was discovered Tuesday. But in a final twist, the booty was found outside the city. The endeavor was dubbed “Buried ...

A Single Stone May Reveal the Treasure in Oak Island’s Legendary Money Pit. But It Just Keeps Getting Weirder.

It may be less a clue than the reason the mystery never dies.
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In 1985, Two Brothers Searching For Sea Urchins Found A Priceless Haul Of Roman Treasure

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...