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Archaeologists Discover Possible Burial Site of the World's Richest Pirate
NewsWeak ^
| March 30, 2018
| Janissa Delzo
Posted on 04/06/2018 8:36:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A newly discovered 300-year-old pirate burial site may be the largest-ever found on U.S. soil, according to archaeologists. More than 100 skeletal remains were found at the Massachusetts site, some of which might belong to Captain "Black Sam" Bellamy, thought to be the world’s richest pirate... "Over 100 pirates washed ashore on Cape Cod [after the wreck], and our team believe that we have located it," Casey Sherman, author and filmmaker who partnered with the research team, told The Telegraph... Bellamy and his crew are thought to have drowned in 1717, when their ship, the Whydah Gally, was wrecked. In order to confirm that some of the bones are in fact Bellamy’s, Sherman and researchers from the Whydah Pirate Museum have identified a descendent of the wealthy pirate in the U.K. who is willing to provide a DNA sample. "The descendant is a great-great-etc nephew of Sam Bellamy. Bellamy was one of several siblings," the museum commented on Facebook.
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: blacksambellamy; capecod; caseysherman; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; massachusetts; whydahgally
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Full title, "Archaeologists Discover Possible Burial Site of the World's Richest Pirate".
Monday, February 19, after months of excavation, archaeologists at the Whydah Pirate Museum extracted the femur - a bone of the upper leg - from a large concretion. The bone could possibly belong to Captain Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy. The femur has been sent out for DNA testing and we hope to have results back in about six weeks.
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posted on
04/06/2018 8:36:37 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/06/2018 8:40:06 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: SunkenCiv
I hate giving Newsweak a click point so no go on their lib site..
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posted on
04/06/2018 8:42:58 PM PDT
by
max americana
(Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
04/06/2018 8:45:34 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
To: SunkenCiv
Pretty interesting. Hope we see the follow-up story.
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posted on
04/06/2018 9:01:25 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: SunkenCiv
What did the Pirate say a year after his 79th birthday?
Aye, matey.
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posted on
04/06/2018 9:16:58 PM PDT
by
Imnidiot
(This space for Rent)
To: SunkenCiv
Not going to click on Newsweak, but...
Who buried the dead pirates - other pirates? How was the burial site discovered - was is a secret location - or just forgotten?
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posted on
04/06/2018 9:48:58 PM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
To: SunkenCiv
Could be. Or could be one of 99 others.
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posted on
04/06/2018 9:50:49 PM PDT
by
ALASKA
(Watching a coup..........)
To: SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
How do they know if he’s a real descendant unless he says “Arrr” a lot?
To: SunkenCiv
ARRR... i be the richest pirate there ever were!!!
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posted on
04/06/2018 10:42:54 PM PDT
by
Chode
(You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
To: SunkenCiv
How much did the dude leave behind?
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posted on
04/06/2018 11:16:15 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
To: SunkenCiv
"... he accumulated an estimated $120 million in today's money, making him the top-earning pirate of all-time ..." Bull crap! The average Senator or Congressman of today is many times wealthier than that!
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posted on
04/07/2018 1:16:27 AM PDT
by
CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
("Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt" - Pr. Herbert Hoover)
To: BenLurkin
Unfortunately and Mme. Side O’ Beef is still with us as well
To: Imnidiot
LOL! Took me a few seconds.
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks all, that was a much better than normal run of pirate jokes.
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posted on
04/07/2018 3:44:07 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
To: SunkenCiv
So where’s the gold buried?
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posted on
04/07/2018 4:21:39 AM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(I have one issue and it's my economic well-being.)
To: Imnidiot
Definitely going to pass that one along; thank you!
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posted on
04/07/2018 4:27:40 AM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: Cowboy Bob
In the “Goonies” movie One Eyed Willie & Co. buried themselves...
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posted on
04/07/2018 4:28:15 AM PDT
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kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
Ha Rump! 120 million dollars would not garner a favor from America’s power couple. Ask Putin what it takes to buy our uranium.
At least $145 million.
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posted on
04/07/2018 4:30:35 AM PDT
by
urbanpovertylawcenter
(the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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