Treasure From Russian Revolution Found In St. Petersburg Mansion

March 31, 2012 · archaeology, discoveries, hoard, treasure

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Lee Spence Website: http://hunleyfinder.… I am an underwater archaeologist and I find shipwrecks and sunken treasure for a living. I designed my own diving gear and found my first shipwrecks at age 12. Because of my many articles and books, I have become an internationally known as an expert on shipwrecks and am considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of marine archaeology. My past work has been funded by such institutions as the Savannah Ships of the Sea Museum, the College of Charleston, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1991 and 92, I served as Chief of Underwater Archaeology for Providencia, a 40,000 square mile archipelago in the Western Caribbean. I am currently president of the Sea Research Society and Vice President of the International Diving Institute. Although I have discovered numerous historically significant shipwrecks including the wreck of the Hunley, which was the submarine in history to sink an enemy ship, I consider my identification of Charleston shipping and banking magnate George Alfred Trenholm as the “Real Rhett Butler” to have been my favorite discovery. I found several of his wrecked blockade runners and uncovered his identity while researching him and his ships. It was another 20 years before I realized that Margaret Mitchell had claimed her novel was pure fiction. After two more years of solid research, I was able to prove to the satisfaction of the editors of Life magazine, that I had “overwhelming evidence” that Mitchell used Trenholm as the basis for Rhett Butler and that virtually character and event had their origins in real life. To read more about my work see http://www.shipwrecks.com/about-spence

A hoard of treasure consisting of jewelry and silver services bearing the names & crests of Russian nobility has been found hidden in Russian mansion.

Such treasures have been hidden in almost every war, civil unrest, or armed rebellion throughout history. When families are dispersed, and the only person knowing the secrets is imprisoned, killed or dies, the locations of hidden wealth are often lost. Accidental finds are not uncommon and are the dream of treasure hunters.

The hoard of ancient silver coins recently found by construction workers on the Greek Island of Naxos, may have been hidden for similar reasons.
Read the full Article on the Russian treasure in the HuffingtonPost

For a picture of some of the treasure see here.

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hunleyfinder
March 31, 2012

Here is an updated article on the treasure hidden after the start of the Russian Revolution. The hoard consists of over a thousand pieces of jewelry and silver service sets stamped with the name of one of Russia’s most prominent noble families, including silver framed hand mirrors and brushes.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57407278/workers-fixing-russian-mansion-find-treasure/

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