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| Cargo of 16th Century Wreck. Source: Artnet.com. |
A New Study on a 16th-Century Shipwreck in Portugal Reveals Its Valuable Cargo
The ship was carrying a trove of pewters and ceramics.
Ten years ago, a strong storm washed the loot of a 16th-century shipwreck ashore onto Belinho Beach in Portugal, an hour north of Porto. Following a decade’s worth of studies into the ship itself, researchers have finally analyzed the vessel’s valuable cargo in findings published in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology...
Here is the link for more about that.
A New Study on a 16th-Century Shipwreck in Portugal Reveals Its Valuable Cargo (artnet.com)
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Did you know that not all gold is yellow or white?
From goldrefiners.com...
- Yellow gold can be either pure 24k gold, or gold that is alloyed with very small percentages of silver, copper or zinc
- Red gold, which is usually 18k, is an alloy of gold and copper
- Rose and pink gold, also usually 18k, are alloys of gold and copper, silver, or both
- White gold, also usually 18k, is an alloy of gold and palladium, platinum, nickel, or zinc
- Green gold, also usually 18k, is an alloy of gold and silver, cadmium, or both
- Blue gold, also usually 18k, is an alloy of gold and iron
- Purple gold, which we have rarely seen and which comes in different karat ratings, is an alloy of gold and aluminum
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Gold Rush White Water and Backyard Gold are two of the better TV programs in my opinion. I always like moving water, and there is plenty of that on White Water. I like figuring out how to overcome obstacles and turn them to advantage.
On Backyard Gold, you see a variety of different ways of going after gold in different parts around the country. Yesterday I particularly liked how the one fellow used a tarp and rocks as a sluice in the creek. He had his thinking cap on, and it worked.
Of course, the Rio Mar area is one Treasure Coast area where the salvors have tried different methods of picking 1715 Fleet gold out of the surf and reef. Some methods have worked to some extent. They've done some dredging there as well as some other methods.
It reminds me of one of the old classic metal detecting books, Diamonds in the Surf by somebody and Trevillian, I think is the name. They told about how they discovered one fellow who set up rock gold traps on the beach front and was able to use the rock traps to catch gold rings.
I just looked it up. The authors are Bob Trevillian and Frank Carter. Diamonds in the Surf: Trevillian, Bob, Carter, Frank: 9780913487006: Amazon.com: Books
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We are moving into summer beach conditions. We could have some storms yet before the hurricane season begins. The 2024 hurricanes season begins June 1. Of course, there is no guarantee that we won't have storms either before or after hurricane season.
Here are the predictions for the coming hurricane season.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has been predicted to be "extremely active," according to Colorado State University (CSU) meteorologists.
The meteorologists' predictions forecast that there will be 23 named storms in 2024, with 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes. It's the highest number of hurricanes the meteorologists have predicted in their 41-year history of publishing the outlooks in April.
Prior to this year, the highest number of predicted hurricanes made by the CSU team was for nine hurricanes in 1995, according to an Axios report.
Record warm tropical and eastern subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures are cited as the primary reason behind the forecast, CSU said. In addition to above-average ocean temperatures, El Niño is expected to transition into La Niña by this summer or fall...
Today (Saturday) the surf remains small and the wind is still from the West.
With a slightly negative low tide not long after noon, it is good chance to do some easy hunting far out on the beach front.
I hope to get in a little junking.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net