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20. Feb. 2024 · Here are some lost treasures that have never been found. A few of these artifacts are now likely destroyed but some may still exist and one day be recovered. Stolen Aztec treasure. A painting...
- The Tsar's Eggs
- Fenn and Now
- Custer's Last Payday
- Mosby's Confederate Gold
- A Buried Investment
- The Florentine Diamond
- The Patiala Necklace
- Menkaure's Sarcophagus
- The Lima Treasure
- The Will of Amaro Pargo
You've probably heard of Fabergé eggs -- expensive enameled and jeweled novelties originally crafted by the designer of the same name. Well, the Russian tsars used to have a tradition of gifting Fabergé eggs to their wives (or mistresses). When the Bolsheviks overthrew the autocracy in 1917, most of these eggs were gathered up by the new government...
Forrest Fenn was many things: a collector, an adventurer, an Air Force pilot. And in death, he's the subject of a great mystery. As a boy growing up in Texas, Fenn once found an arrowhead. The wonder of that experience turned him into a lifelong seeker of antiquities and archaeological curiosities. Instead of simply using his finds to enrich himsel...
Everyone knows the story of George Armstrong Custer, the American general who was roundly defeated by the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But few know the story of the treasure that may be buried near where Custer made his last stand. The whys and wherefores are a little unclear, but at the same time Custer wa...
During the Civil War, Confederate Colonel John Mosby was famous for conducting raids behind enemy lines. On one occasion, he captured a well-heeled Union general who was carrying about $350,000 worth of gold and loot. Mosby intended to bring his captive and his gold south, across Union lines, but he ran into an opposing force en route and opted to ...
Leon Trabuco was a Mexican millionaire in the 1930s. With the United States in the grips of the Great Depression, he figured the government would be forced to decrease the value of the dollar in short order, thereby driving the price of gold through the roof. So he and some partners quietly bought up a bunch of gold and smuggled it into the U.S. in...
For one of the most famous and valuable diamonds in the world, this one sure has a murky history. It was unearthed in India and made its way to Europe in the 15th century, where it passed from gaudy monarch to gaudy monarch: the Duke of Burgundy, the Medici, and finally the Austrian Habsburgs. After the defeat of Austria in WWI, the last emperor to...
This fabulous necklace was crafted by Cartier for the Maharaja of Patiala in India. The original contained 2,930 diamonds. As you can imagine, such a tempting prize attracts thieves, and the Patiala necklace was stolen just 20 years after it was made. Part of it was found in a UK thrift shop in 1998, but the majority of the necklace has never been ...
Menkaure was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt who died around 2,500 BC. His pyramid is the smallest of the three famous monuments at Giza, and so his tomb was an obvious target for excavation in the 1830s. His ornate, priceless sarcophagus was duly removed by a British army officer and explorer and shipped back to England. Unfortunately, the ship carryin...
The Spanish conquest of the Incas in the 16th century was extremely profitable. Over the centuries, the Catholic Church collected untold wealth from Spanish colonies in South America. Perhaps the greatest such cache of riches was stored at the city of Lima, in modern day Peru. But by 1820 the Spanish empire was in decline, and Lima was on the brink...
Amaro Pargo was a Spanish pirate of the 1700s. Actually, he was more a privateer -- a sort of state-sponsored pirate who made a name for himself harassing Spain's enemies in the Atlantic. When Pargo died, he had written in his will of a chest containing many of his most valued treasures: gold, silver, fabrics, pearls, porcelain. Sadly, to this day,...
1. Nov. 2018 · But in this article, we’re going to showcase the various treasures that have been found with no harm done to the finders but still highlight some that have yet to be found. 25 Found: The Ophel Treasure During an archeological excavation in Jerusalem, a decent-sized treasure was found on September 9th, 2013, according to Oddee. Named after the ...
This is an incomplete list of notable treasures that are currently lost or missing. The existence of some of these treasures is mythical or disputed.
NameExistenceYear LostImageMenorah from the Second TempleConfirmed191Menorah from the Temple in Jerusalem ...Legend410—Legendcirca 7th–10th c.—Confirmedcirca 960—31. Dez. 2022 · Some of these shiny objects were interred in burials or lost from loose pockets, only to be found hundreds of years to millennia later by archaeologists digging into our past or even unearthed...
25. Dez. 2023 · By Jennifer Nalewicki. published 25 December 2023. From stashes of gold and silver coins to intricately designed jewelry, here are some of the top treasure finds of 2023. The small, gold ring...
20. März 2024 · Centuries after the Spanish galleon ship San José sunk in Colombian waters and nearly a decade after it was initially discovered, the estimated $17 billion shipwreck is set to be recovered as soon as April, according to officials.
