The patched area under fluorescent light. (AP Photo/British Museum)
A map named "La Virginea Pars" painted by explorer John White between 1585-1586 shows a patch stuck to the map which could be a clue to understand what happened to the Roanoke settlement which disappeared after White sailed back to England.
The Original Map (AP Photo/British Museum)
This Google map shows what could well be the current location of a previously unknown settlement, that could have been used by the colonists after abandoning Roanaoke Island. Click for larger map and directions to the Location of Roanoke´s Lost Colony.
You can read read full story
here and watch a very informative video.
A fine Silver specimen from the Cobalt Area, Ontario, Canada.
A mineral collector enriches his collection from findings at abandoned mineral mines in the Cobalt Area in Ontario, Canada.
Via GuelphMercury.com. You can read the full story
here.
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An old U.S Coast Survey Map (1862) shows the location for a shipwreck on Anastasia Island, Florida. No date or additional information is provided.
A map overlay on Google Earth showing approximate location. Our research puts the marker south of St. Johns County Ocean Pier, in the vicinity of the Beachcomber.
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A huge emerald found by amateur diggers in North Carolina Mine at the North American Emerald Mine in Hiddenite, N.C.
Via ABC News - Full story
here
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Metal detecting can be a real extreme sport for the adventurous.
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