Captain Kidd's 'rediscovered' treasure really just lead and rubble, Unesco says
by AFP in Antananarivo from on (#EA6M)
United Nations' cultural body dismisses Maine archaeologist's claim that he found the legendary pirate's ship and a silver ingot near Madagascar
Unesco has thrown cold water over an American explorer's claims that he had discovered the sunken treasure of infamous 17th-century pirate William Kidd off the coast of Madagascar.
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