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What a 19th-century slave ship can tell us about one of Trump’s biggest attempts to defy the rule of law
In 1839, Sengbe Pieh, also known as Joseph Cinque, along with hundreds of others from the West African village of Mendeland, ...
Archaeologist sheds new light on astonishing discovery of wrecked slave ships: 'Stranded on the coast'
Archaeologist David John Gregory recently spoke with Fox News Digital about the haunting discovery of Danish two slave ships, ...
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'Pirate' shipwrecks that sank in 1710 off Costa Rica are actually remains of Danish slave ships
Two shipwrecks off Costa Rica were long thought to be the remains of pirate ships, but new analyses reveal that they were ...
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New research reveals a misconception about long-sunken pirate ships in Costa Rica
Two shipwrecks in Costa Rica were long thought to be sunken pirate ships. New research shows they were actually Danish slave ships. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with archaeologist Andreas Bloch.
Danish ships involved in transatlantic slave trade uncovered off Costa Rica
Archaeologists have uncovered a pair of Danish slave ships that sank off the Central American coast in 1710, shedding more ...
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Long-Lost Slave Ships Found Off Costa Rica’s Coast – The Story They Were Hiding
Marine archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery off the coast of Costa Rica, shedding new light on a mystery that has ...
Centuries-old Danish slave shipwrecks discovered off Costa Rica’s coast
This is one of the most dramatic events in Denmark’s maritime history — and now we know where it happened,” said marine ...
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Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships
Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica are the remains of Danish slave ships missing for ...
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Locals Thought These Shipwrecks Had Belonged to Pirates. They Turned Out to Be 300-Year-Old Danish Slave Ships
The two vessels had been trafficking hundreds of enslaved Africans when a navigational error led them astray. They sank off the coast of Costa Rica in the 18th century ...
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Costa Rica’s 1710 Danish Shipwreck Redefines Slave Trade Narrative
Marine archaeologists uncover two 18th-century Danish slave ships in Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica. Learn about the 1710 ...
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Wrecks of Two Danish Slave Ships Located Off Costa Rica
According to a statement released by the National Museum of Denmark, however, a new investigation revealed them to be the remains of two former Danish slave ships that dramatically sank more than ...