Later in her career, Mary found herself working under her former Sorbonne mentor, Gaston Maspero, as one of the first female excavators in Egypt. Casa Alegre had no doubt the English would be after the precious cargo. I think thats the allure of The Curse of Oak Island. Over 7,000 gold coins were recovered from the S.S. Central America during the shipwreck's discovery in 1988, exactly 131 years after its last voyage. Explore the stunning landscape and archaeological remains of Hadrians Wall at our four of our top sites:Chesters, Corbridge, Housesteads and Birdoswald Roman Fort. In the 1930s, she excavated jointly with her husband, Mortimer Wheeler, at Maiden Castle. You can further explore the work of women in archaeology on the Trowelblazers website, where you can also nominate women who should be celebrated for their work. When he saw Garcs next, he slashed a finger across his throat and smiled. Died: March 31, 1945. Questions are answered about the history and mystery of the RMS Republic. A few years earlier, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., Dooley had found a map of the Cartagena region from 1729 that contained a curious detail. I dont want to be rich, he said. Life-long treasure hunter Martin Bayerle has devoted the past 35 years of his life researching the Republic and her cargo - a bounty worth a billion dollar. Perhaps believing it would give him a better negotiating position, he told his interlocutors that there had been an error in the reported coordinates. Video courtesy Provincie Noord-Holland/John Meijer, One of Earth's loneliest volcanoes holds an extraordinary secret. The paddlewheel steamship went to the bottom of the Atlantic in October 1865. [CDATA[// >