Explorers have recovered a hoard of coins, gemstones and priceless jewels from a ship that sank off the Bahamas in 1656.
, offer fresh insight into life aboard the vessel. Working with local divers, archaeologists and other experts, the researchers are also in the process of"reconstructing the mystery of how the ship was wrecked and fell apart," project marine archaeologist James Sinclair said in a press release.
Among the discoveries was a 1.76-meter-long gold filigree chain and several bejeweled pendants that once belonged to knights of the Order of Santiago, a centuries-old religious and military order. One of the gold pendants features a large oval Colombian emerald and a dozen smaller emeralds, which experts believe may represent the 12 apostles, alongside the Cross of St. James. Three other knightly pendants were also discovered, including one shaped to look like a golden scallop shell.
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