Detecting the remains of the 18th century Caribbean Caribbean pirates
Newly discovered collective graveyard on the coast of Massachusetts - America has more than 100 drowned skeletons.
The pirate ship Whydah Gally , headed by the infamous pirate captain, once terrified the vast sea that stretched from the eastern United States to the Caribbean Sea. This crowded pirate group attacked 54 ships and robbed the equivalent of $ 120 million today, before being sunk in 1717.
A newly discovered colossal collective graveyard - (photo provided by the research team).
In February 2018, a group of scientists claimed to find the remains of Captain Black Sam as the shipwreck off Cape Cod, Massachusetts - USA. Recently, a collective graveyard was found with more than 100 skeletons in a remote village in Cape Cod. It seems that the crew drifted to the coast after the shipwreck and were temporarily buried here, including the remains of the slaves.
A corpse was taken to the research unit - (photo provided by the research team).
Whydah Gally, the wreck of the wreck and its legendary treasure was discovered in 1984. Scientists sent samples of the remains of Captain Black Sam to inspect DNA, and demanded strict protection of the graveyard. group.
Although it was terrifying for a long time, Captain Black Sam was dubbed the "Pirate Prince" because he always sought to limit violent situations and asked the crew to perform the cases. Robbery "gently" when facing merchants.
Portrait "Pirate prince" Black Sam "Bellamy.
The team has now requested the support of the forensic unit of the University of New Haven to clarify the remains and artifacts. It was also discovered that the pirate descendant Black Sam, who was willing to provide DNA samples to match the newly excavated bones.
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