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Subject Ancient Inca Artifact Discovered in Florida Points to a $4 billion Sunken Treasure Hoard

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In a confidential location at sea near Melbourne, Florida, explorers and treasure recovery experts have found an ancient Peruvian funeral mask which they think is evidence of a sunken treasure worth a cool $4 billion.

The treasure allegedly went down with a Spanish ship sailing from Cuba to Spain in 1715 was wrecked in a hurricane and researchers working with Seafarer Exploration Corporation are calling their potential find, &ldquo;the richest archaeological discovery of our time.&rdquo;

A News 6 video featured in a report on Clickorlando.com shows reporter James Sparvero  interviewing Army Ranger and MIT adjunct professor Dr. Mike Torres - who has searched for this particular shipwreck for the past 11 years. Following what he calls the &ldquo;debris trail&rdquo;, professor Torres claims the ancient mask was found washed up on a beach and is &ldquo;Inca&rdquo;, originating in Peru.

Torres also thinks the Spanish stole the mask from a &ldquo;very special&rdquo; tomb because while it&rsquo;s mainly made from copper, gold, and silver, i... more at link
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Cool story, BUT a few items do not add up...

Creepy Indiana Jones Wannabe dude wearing the rubber gloves and wearing a parka lined jacket?? In Florida???  WTF with the rubber gloves, is he an amateur doctor performing prostrate exams as a sideline???  HJ's in the parking lot to pay for scuba supplies??

He mentions 'gold plated' mask.  Gold plated in the ancient world?  No buying it but I do love the story and hope someone finds the lost treasures..
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In a confidential location at sea near Melbourne, Florida, explorers and treasure recovery experts have found an ancient Peruvian funeral mask which they think is evidence of a sunken treasure worth a cool $4 billion.

The treasure allegedly went down with a Spanish ship sailing from Cuba to Spain in 1715 was wrecked in a hurricane and researchers working with Seafarer Exploration Corporation are calling their potential find, “the richest archaeological discovery of our time.”

A News 6 video featured in a report on Clickorlando.com shows reporter James Sparvero interviewing Army Ranger and MIT adjunct professor Dr. Mike Torres - who has searched for this particular shipwreck for the past 11 years. Following what he calls the “debris trail”, professor Torres claims the ancient mask was found washed up on a beach and is “Inca”, originating in Peru.

Torres also thinks the Spanish stole the mask from a “very special” tomb because while it’s mainly made from copper, gold, and silver, i... more at link

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