Analysis of remains from 1717 Cape shipwreck shows pirate had treasure in his pocket
WEST YARMOUTH, Mass. — It may not have belonged to legendary pirate Samuel “Black Sam†Bellamy, but a recent analysis of a bone fragment recovered from a 1717 pirate shipwreck off Cape Cod revealed some interesting information about the sailor who died in the waters off Massachusetts hundreds of years ago — with what appeared to be treasure in his pocket.
In a report released Thursday, the investigative team from the Whydah Pirate Museum, in conjunction with forensic scientists from the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at the University of New Haven, announced that the Whydah Galley Pirate has been identified as a man with general ties to the Eastern Mediterranean area.
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