Musket balls and a burnt hull: evidence of real pirates of the Caribbean found in Bahamas

What happened

According to The Guardian’s source item, Musket balls and a burnt hull: evidence of real pirates of the Caribbean found in Bahamas, Exclusive: First shipwrecks found in Nassau harbour on New Providence, once the hideout of Blackbeard and Calico Jack The first shipwrecks linked to the real pirates of the Caribbean in the Bahamas have been discovered by an international team co-directed by a British marine archaeologist. Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham were among pirates who, between the 1690s and 1720s, turned Nassau on the island of New Providence into a hideout where they plotted their next heists on the high seas and divided up their plunder. Continue reading…

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Source

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