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Apr 19, 2012 11:30 AM ET // Stephanie Pearson
If Alice in Wonderland slid down the rabbit hole and landed underwater, she might have found what San Diego-based recreational diver Michael Harlow claims to have come across: millions and millions of shimmery purple translucent crystals. The only problem is, he has no proof they exist. And, so far...
Dec 22, 2010 03:45 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
U.S. officials offered to help Spain in the court fight over the sunken treasure -- if Spain would only return the favor.
Sep 27, 2011 05:54 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
Laying deeper than the Titanic, the wreck is believed to hold the largest haul of precious metal lost at sea.
May 17, 2012 02:40 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
The ship's wood has nearly disintegrated, but a copper sheathing remains, along with a variety of artifacts.
May 1, 2010 10:00 AM ET // Benjamin Radford
Last week an organization called Noah's Ark Ministries called a press conference in Hong Kong to announce that they had made one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in history. Yeung Wing-Cheung claims he and his research team located the remains of Noah's Ark on Turkey's Mount Arara...
Jun 30, 2010 12:35 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
The Italian ocean liner famously sank in the Atlantic in 1956.
Feb 24, 2012 04:43 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
A 17-ton trove of silver coins recovered from a Spanish ship sunk by British warships in 1804 returns to Spain.
Mar 15, 2012 04:42 PM ET // Rossella Lorenzi
The brass bell had been bolted to the wreck of the Italian cruise ship, which was under 24-hour surveillance.
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