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There is a easy way to treasure hunt and prospect without using a metal detector. The item is called a black light or more correctly a Ultraviolet light. They come in two forms, Shortwave and a Long wave. You will need one that operates on batteries.

A long wave is probably a better choice because it is safer to use. You do not need eye protection. With a Shortwave it is necessary to use eye protection so you do not hurt your eyes. Do not stare into the shortwave light. Vision is a good thing. Always read the instructions that come with the light.

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The Shipwreck Of The Treasure Ship La Vierge Du Bon Port

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This East Indiaman is probably one of the richest French vessel ever lost at sea and never found.
The La Vierge du Bon Port was bought in Saint Malo in 1664, armed with 30 cannons and 300 tons of cargo space. Her captain, Truchot de la Chesnaie, from Saint Malo also, was commanding this vessel on [...]

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The Hope Diamond

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On a dark night in September of 1792, someone made off with the 69 carat French Blue diamond. Confiscated from King Louis XVI by the revolutionaries of the French National Assembly, the gem, along with the rest of the French Crown Jewels, had been secreted in a royal storehouse for safe keeping.

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Trio seeks the OK to salvage priceless shipwreck

Priceless artifacts, including Chinese and Japanese porcelain, textiles and earthenware from the wrecks of two ships that sank more than three centuries ago, are scattered on the ocean floor about 500m south of the entrance to the Milnerton lagoon.
Now, three treasure hunters – Graham Raynor, Michael Barchard and Christopher Byrnes – in their early 60s [...]

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SCUBA treasure hunters recover valuable gold amethyst ring on wreck of the Atocha in the Caribbean

A very rare, delicate, gold amethyst ring was recovered on the famed shipwreck site of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha by SCUBA divers in the Caribbean it was announced yesterday.
In the year 1622, 35 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha sank in a violent hurricane en [...]

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Treasure hunters dig in at unguarded diamond field

Pailikhand, Chhattisgarh : Call it the great Indian diamond loot. Hundreds of people have been descending on Pailikhand village since mid-July to sieve the soil for precious stones taking advantage of a security vacuum.
“Earlier I had tried a number of times to sneak into the confirmed diamond deposit site but was always denied entry by [...]

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Free Diamond Hunting Ebook

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Here is a free diamond hunting ebook as a short thank you for joining the Facebook Treasure Hunting News Page and helping out with my Treasure Hunting Survey.

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Rare Discovery: Engraved Gemstone Carrying A Portrait Of Alexander The Great

A rare and surprising archaeological discovery at Tel Dor: A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered during excavations by an archaeological team directed by Dr. Ayelet Gilboa of the University of Haifa and Dr. Ilan Sharon of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
“Despite its miniature dimensions – the stone is less [...]

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