Fla. treasure hunters agrees to hand over claim on shipwreck artifacts to British government

October 8th, 2009 Correction: Treasure Hunt storyST. LOUIS — In an Oct.

September 24th, 2009 Huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in UKLONDON — British archaeological experts say an amateur treasure-hunter has uncovered one of the largest caches of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. An Anglo-Saxon expert formerly with the British Museum's Department of Prehistory and Europe, Leslie Webster, says the 1,500-piece find is on par with the Book of Kells, one of the best-known illuminated manuscripts in the world.

September 24th, 2009 Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in UKLONDON — An amateur treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered, a massive collection of gold and silver crosses, sword decorations and other items, British archaeologists said Thursday. One expert said the treasure would revolutionize understanding of the Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic people who ruled England from the fifth century until the Norman conquest in 1066.

September 18th, 2009 Fla. explorers, UK reach agreement on shipwreckTAMPA, Fla. — Florida deep-sea explorers said Friday that they will work with the British government to salvage artifacts from centuries-old shipwreck of a heavily armed vessel, and the company may continue to make money under the agreement.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - A coroner has declared the discovery of a collection of Roman, Bronze, and Iron Age artifacts discovered in Crow Country, UK, as treasure. The items, which were originally dug up from a site in Ashwell in 2003, include the silver base of a Roman figurine, pieces of armour dating back to the Iron Age, and hundreds of coins and bone fragments.

September 3rd, 2009 FBI investigating ads offering Maine Indian scalpsPORTLAND, Maine — The FBI is trying to find the person who posted online advertisements saying he had two-century-old "Maine Indian scalps" that he wanted to sell to white people. The FBI executed a search warrant last month at Yahoo Inc.

August 19th, 2009 Feds gather vast collection of artifacts dealerSALT LAKE CITY — A major Southwest dealer is surrendering a vast personal collection of ancient artifacts in another break in the federal investigation of looting and grave robbing in the Four Corners region. More than 20 government agents, archaeologists and curators descended early Wednesday on a home in Durango, Colo., to haul away a lifetime collection from 74-year-old Carl "Vern" Crites and his wife.

August 19th, 2009 Cape Cod diver finds cannons once ID'd by JFK Jr.PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — A treasure hunter on Cape Cod brought more booty ashore from a sunken pirate ship, including two cannons first identified by John F.

August 3rd, 2009 Web service connects hunters with Texas locationsAUSTIN, Texas — A new free Web service aims to connect hunters with hunting opportunities posted by private landowners in Texas. The Hunt Texas Online Connection was created by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

July 22nd, 2009 Deep sea explorers object to judge recommendationTAMPA, Fla. — Deep-sea explorers based in Florida filed an objection Tuesday to a judge's recommendation that they give 17 tons of shipwreck treasure back to Spain.

July 6th, 2009 Mother, daughter plead guilty in artifacts caseSALT LAKE CITY — A mother and daughter pleaded guilty Monday to several felony charges stemming from a sweeping federal investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of American Indian artifacts. Jeanne (JEAN'-nee) Redd, 59, pleaded guilty to seven federal counts of theft of government property, theft of tribal property and trafficking in stolen artifacts.

June 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of archaeologists, in eastern Snohomish County, US, has found a treasure trove of artifacts from the Olcott period, 4,500 to 9,000 years ago, which even predates the first known pyramids in Egypt. "The developer accidentally bought himself one of the most significant sites in Washington State," Allyson Brooks, the state's historic preservation officer told The Herald.

June 10th, 2009 24 indicted in Four Corners artifact theft probeSALT LAKE CITY — Two dozen people were indicted Wednesday after a sweeping undercover investigation into ancient artifacts stolen from public and tribal lands in the Four Corners area. Federal indictments unsealed Wednesday accuse the people of stealing, receiving or trying to sell American Indian artifacts including bowls, stone pipes, sandals, arrowheads, jars, pendants and necklaces.

June 4th, 2009 Deep-sea explorers may lose vast treasure to SpainTAMPA, Fla. — Florida deep-sea explorers who raised an estimated $500 million treasure from the 200-year-old wreck of a Spanish galleon should give all the loot back to Spain, a federal magistrate judge said.

June 4th, 2009 Fla. explorers may lose vast treasure to SpainTAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge says deep-sea explorers based in Florida should give 17 tons of shipwreck treasure back to Spain.