he was known to impress his tavern companions by guzzling an explosive cocktail of rum mixed with gunpowder (yum). Despite being one of the most notorious pirates in history, Blackbeard was an ...

Photos show the valuables, likely hidden during an ancient pirate attack. Thomas Schäfer and other archaeologists have been excavating ancient Roman ruins on the island of Pantelleria for 25 ...

Archaeologists have discovered a trove of ancient silver coins "hidden in a hole in the wall" on a Mediterranean island near Sicily, possibly during a pirate attack more than 2,000 years ago.