Archeology
Detecting the remains of the 18th century Caribbean Caribbean pirates
In February 2018, a group of scientists claimed to find the remains of Captain Black Sam as the shipwreck off Cape Cod, Massachusetts - USA.
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In February 2018, a group of scientists claimed to find the remains of Captain Black Sam as the shipwreck off Cape Cod, Massachusetts - USA.
Samuel 'Black Sam' Bellamy died with a 140-person crew on the shipwreck Whydah during a violent storm off Cape Cod in 1717.
Archaeologists believe the man suspected of piracy was executed under the gallows to warn his accomplices.