There are lost treasures that people, despite using modern equipment and searching for decades, still cannot discover.
American treasure hunter Forrest Fenn was diagnosed with cancer in 1988. He packed his most valuable possessions into a box and planned to bury them when he died, according to Vox. In the end, he overcame the disease and kept the treasure chest. In 2010, he buried the casket in the Rocky Mountains and offered nine suggestions in the form of a 24-line poem. Fenn estimates that about 65,000 people have come here to search for this multi-million dollar treasure. Although Fenn insists the treasure is hidden in a place where an 80-year-old like him can still find it, several people have died in the search. Local police have issued warnings to treasure hunters, claiming they are embarking on a dangerous and futile search. (Photo: CBC).
Captain William Kidd was one of the most notorious pirates of the Indian Ocean, executed in 1701. According to legend, Kidd set fire to the legendary ship Adventure so that it sank under the sea. Some theories suggest that Adventure may have sunk off the coast of Madagascar, New York, or in the Caribbean, according to the Washington Post. In 2015, Barry Clifford claimed to have found the wreckage of the Adventure ship and presented a 50kg silver bar as proof. However, UNESCO insisted that it was not a piece of treasure, but just a block of lead. (Photo: Grunge).
The Amber Room in St. Petersburg, Russia, so magnificent that it was once called the 8th wonder of the world. According to the Smithsonian Institution, during World War II, the Nazis demolished the room, packed it into 27 crates, and moved it to Kaliningard, Russia. The room was once reassembled, then demolished again in 1943 and hidden from the approaching Allies. There are many theories about the final fate of the room. Some think it was bombed, others think it’s somewhere under the Baltic Sea, or split up in collections. (Photo: Sputnik).
The Atocha was part of a fleet of 20 ships that sailed from Havana, Cuba to Spain in 1622, carrying a lot of precious metals and valuable goods. The first day after the fleet set sail, a huge storm engulfed eight ships, including Atocha, the ship carrying the most valuable cargo. In 1985, the wreck was found and people successfully recovered precious metals and artifacts worth nearly 500 million USD. However, the captain’s cabin and the most valuable cargo on board are still missing. (Photo: Florida Keys Treasures).
In 1683, the battleship Santissima Concepcion, also known as El Grande, was en route to Spain when it was wrecked by a storm. At that time, the ship was carrying silver bullion, spices, 680kg of gold, 77 pearl chests, 217 other cargo chests and 49 emerald chests. Search and salvage continued until 1701, but the location of the wreck is still unknown. (Photo: Pinterest).
In 1715, a fleet of ships carrying many valuable goods departed from the Americas for Spain. The fleet waited until just before the hurricane season to set sail because they thought storms would scare off pirates. When sailing, the fleet escaped the pirates but was sunk by the storm. After much effort, 6 of the 7 ships were located and only a few cargoes were successfully recovered. The only one left and full of treasure, the San Miguel, has yet to be found. (Photo: Pinterest).
In 1216, when King John and his soldiers were moving from King’s Lynn to Lincoln, an accident happened, according to the Daily Beast. The baggage-carrying entourage was stranded in the marshes near Long Sutton. The accident caused countless deaths, royal jewelry and many other treasures were washed away. Currently, the search for King John’s treasure continues. New technological advances have helped archaeologists identify geological changes centuries ago, offering hope to solve the mystery of these treasures. (Photo: Ancient Origins).
The tomb of Genghis Khan, one of history’s greatest emperors, remains a mystery. According to legend, the 40 men who buried the body of Genghis Khan were killed by his own bodyguards. These bodyguards also later committed suicide to protect the secret. Also according to legend, 40 women with splendid costumes, wearing a lot of gold and precious stones were also killed and buried with Genghis Khan. Many believe he is resting somewhere near Laky Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan. In the 1970s, the Soviet Union launched an expensive search here but yielded no results. Others believe that he was buried on the top of Burkhan Khaldun, Mongolia. (Photo: Epoch Times).
A pamphlet published in 1885 states that, in 1820, Thomas Beale found a great treasure. He and 30 friends transferred the treasure of gold, silver and precious stones to a secret location in Bedford, Virginia, USA. Then, Beale wrote three codes, put them in a box, and sent them to friend Robert Morriss. Past the time Beale instructed, Morriss opened the box but failed to decipher it. Later, a friend of Morriss solved one of the three encodings. Many searches have taken place but have yielded nothing. (Photo: Blum House).