Ancient Treasures
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Ancient Treasures

The Discovery of Lost Hoards, Sunken Ships, Buried Vaults, and Other Long-Forgotten Artifacts

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Ancient Treasures

The Discovery of Lost Hoards, Sunken Ships, Buried Vaults, and Other Long-Forgotten Artifacts

About this book

The author of Hidden History offers a fascinating tour through centuries of buried riches, stolen artifacts, and other true tales of treasure.
 
The allure of treasure has captivated people for centuries. But is it purely a desire for wealth that draws us to tales of hidden riches, or is it also the romantic appeal of uncovering lost ancient artifacts? The stories behind the loss and recovery of ancient treasures often read like historical suspense fiction. In  Ancient Treasures, readers discover the true histories of lost hoards, looted archaeological artifacts, and sunken treasures, including:
 
  • The Sevso Treasure, a hoard of large silver vessels from the late Roman Empire—estimated to be worth $200 million—looted in the 1970s and sold on the black market.
     
  • The Amber Room, a chamber decoration of amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, stolen by the Nazis in 1941 and brought to the castle at Königsberg in Russia, from which it disappeared.
     
  • The fabulous wealth of Roman and Viking hoards buried in the ground for safekeeping, only to be unearthed centuries later by humble metal detectorists.
     
The wrecks of the Spanish treasure fleets, whose New World plunder has been the target of elaborate salvage attempts by modern treasure hunters

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Information

Publisher
RWW New Page Books
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781601632494
eBook ISBN
9781601635488
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: The Deir el-Bahri Mummy Cache
  8. Chapter 2: The Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Treasure
  9. Chapter 3: The Gold of Troy: Priam’s Treasure
  10. Chapter 4: The Lydian Hoard (The Karun Treasure)
  11. Chapter 5: The Treasure of Benghazi: Heist of the Century?
  12. Chapter 6: The Morgantina Treasure and the Looting of Italy
  13. Chapter 7: The Sevso Treasure
  14. Chapter 8: Roman Treasures From England: The Hoxne Hoard and the Mildenhall Treasure
  15. Chapter 9: The Treasures of Pompeii
  16. Chapter 10: Lost Treasures of Afghanistan
  17. Chapter 11: The Staffordshire Hoard
  18. Chapter 12: Viking Hoards
  19. Chapter 13: The Quedlinburg Hoard
  20. Chapter 14: The Search for the Ancient Chinese Treasure Ships
  21. Chapter 15: The Spanish Treasure Fleet
  22. Chapter 16: The Amber Room
  23. Chapter 17: Fake Ancient Treasures
  24. Notes
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index
  27. About the Author