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Namesake of the patron saint of homeless people, midwives and reformed
prostitutes, the Santa Margarita was a galleon of 480 tons, armed with
twenty-five cannon, on a mission for the Spanish crown. Destroyed in a
hurricane near the Florida Keys, her treasures have beckoned searchers
for centuries. W. Keith Webb's Blue Water Ventures Key West has made
world-wide news with their recent breathtaking discoveries on the site.
To learn more, visit Blue Water Ventures Key West at
www.bluewaterventureskw.com
Renowned for the discovery of the SS Republic and the “Black Swan”
shipwrecks, Odyssey Marine Exploration has surveyed and mapped more
than 10,000 square miles of seabed and have discovered nearly 300
shipwrecks, ranging from 3rd century BC Punic sites to modern-day
fishing vessels.To learn about the the latest in the deep water
shipwreck projects of OME, visit
www.shipwreck.net
Since its foundation in 1994, Arqueonautas Worldwide S.A has discovered
over 150 wreck sites in Africa and Asia. With exclusive search and recovery licenses in Mozambique and Indonesia, fourteen historical shipwrecks
have been excavated and approximately 100,000 coins and over 10,000
artifacts recovered. To learn more about AWW, visit
www.arq.de
The São José was the Almiranta of a fleet transporting royal treasure
to Goa, the capital of Portugal's overseas empire. Traveling with the
fleet was Francisco da Gama, great grandson of legendary Portuguese
explorer Vasco da Gama. Attacked at sea, São José and da Gama's royal
treasure were lost off the Mozambique coast. 383 years later,
Arqueonautus Worldwide discovered the São José and recovered a trove of
rare treasure coins. To learn about the 1622 shipwreck Sao Jose and the
treasure of Francisco de Gama visit
www.saojoseshipwreck.com
Would you like to learn more about coins, medals and related objects of all cultures?
www.numismatics.org
An extensive guide to archaeology, ArchaeologyExpert contains over 100
articles written by experts who continually update and add new content:
www.archaeologyexpert.co.uk/
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