Pirates
Did Archaeologists Uncover Blackbeard's Treasure?
Cannons. Gold dust. Turtle bones. For archaeologists researching the notorious pirate's flagship, every clue is priceless
March 2011 |
By Abigail Tucker
The Pirate Hunters
As buccanneering is back with a vengeance, stepped-up law enforcement and high-tech tools work to help protect shipping on the high seas
August 2007 |
By Paul Raffaele
The Gentleman Pirate
How Stede Bonnet went from wealthy landowner to villain on the sea
August 01, 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
Treasure Quest
For more than a decade, American Robert Graf has combed the waters of a Seychelles island for a multimillion-dollar booty stashed by pirates nearly 300 years ago
December 2004 |
By Michael Behar
A Fury from Hell—or Was He?
As underwater archaeologists pull artifacts from what may be the wreck of Blackbeard's flagship, historians raise new questions about the legendary pirate
February 2000 |
By Constance Bond

