A study by Dr. Joosje van Bennekom and her colleagues aimed to determine the provenance of the famed silver basin supposedly ...

In the 16th century ... on the map. Cavendish - known as The Navigator - set out to emulate Sir Francis Drake, the first English privateer to circumnavigate the globe and he raided Spanish ...

Researchers have used an unmanned underwater vehicle to carry out a non-intrusive investigation of an 18th-century AD shipwreck ... Between the 16th and 18th centuries AD, the Hispanic fleets ...

The legend begins in the 16th century, when the great Inca ... uncovered Valverde's guide and a related map, made by a man named Atanasio Guzman. Treasure seeker Barth Blake followed up Spruce's ...

The beautiful island of the Dominican Republic is the second-largest and most diverse Caribbean country. Surrounded by the ...

When you hear of someone going to Mexico, it's always a sprawling Mexico City, or the resort-packed beach hotspots of Cancun ...

From royal splendour to hip and trendy, here's where to stay in Madrid to discover the history, food and culture of the city.

This is the San José. In their new study, a team of archaeologists, historians, and naval officers pieced together the ...

A stunning Spanish galleon has sailed into Cork City for European Maritime Day (EMD). The 16th-century replica, named Galeón Andalucía, has made its first-ever visit to Cork. Galeón Andalucía ...

The remarkably preserved body of an early modern saint, St. Teresa of Avila, has been exhibited in Spain months after being ...

Shiver me Silicon Valley timbers! A San Francisco treasure hunter dug up a hidden chest with $10,000 worth of booty after a mysterious group posted a cryptic treasure map online. “Found it ...