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This article is about the general concept. For the legal concept, see Treasure trove. A treasure trove may broadly be defined as an amount of gold silver gemstones money jewellery or any valuable collection found hidden underground or in places such as cellars For other uses, see Treasure (disambiguation).

Treasure (from Greek θησαυρος; thesaurus, meaning "a treasure of words", is a cognate) is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly A thesaurus is a book that contains Synonyms and sometimes Antonyms, in contrast to a Dictionary, which contains Definitions and Pronunciations Cognates in Linguistics are words that have a common origin They may occur within a language such as shirt and skirt as two English words descended from Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure (such as in the English Treasure Act 1996). England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Treasure Act of 1996 is an Act of Parliament designed to deal with finds of Treasure in the United Kingdom.

The phrase "blood and treasure" or "lives and treasure" has been used to refer to the human and monetary costs associated with various (usually state-initiated) endeavours such as space exploration or war. For the online game see Jennifer Government NationStates. The nation-state is a certain form of State that derives its legitimacy

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Treasure hunting

Main article: Treasure hunting

Searching for hidden treasure is a common theme in legend and fiction, but real-life treasure hunters exist, and seek lost wealth for a living. Treasure hunting is the search for real Treasure which has been a notable human activity for Millennia. Treasure hunting is the search for real Treasure which has been a notable human activity for Millennia. Spanish treasure lost from the Spanish treasure fleet consisted of gold, silver, jewels (especially emeralds) and also cocoa, vanilla and brazilwood. Beginning in the 16th century the Spanish treasure fleets (or simply West Indies Fleet from Spanish Flota de Indias) transported various metal resources and agricultural [1]

Archaeologists are sometimes described as treasure hunters, especially those from the 19th Century, although they themselves rarely wish to be associated with the term. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Treasure hunters are often accused by archaeologists of pillaging ancient sites in their quests, destroying valuable information in the process.

Legally permitted shipwreck salvage under the direction of qualified archaeologists and the subsequent sale of artifacts and treasure by the salvors has been defended as ethical by pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence. Edward Lee Spence (born 1947 in Germany is a pioneer in Underwater archaeology who studies Shipwrecks and Sunken treasure. Spence argues that properly supervised treasure hunting can be a way to fund archaeology and save shipwrecks before they are destroyed by looters and/or lost or destroyed through manmade or natural forces. Looting ( Hindi lūṭ akin to Sanskrit luṭhati steals also Latin latro, latronis Spence casts the argument in terms of capitalism versus socialism in underwater archaeology. Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution [2]

Illegal sales of antiquities to foreign buyers are also attributed to illicit treasure hunting. In Archaeology, an artifact or artefact is any object made or modified by a human culture, and often one later recovered by some archaeological

References

  1. ^ Cynthia Zarin, "Green dreams: A mystery of rare, shipwrecked emeralds", The New Yorker, November 21, 2005, pp. The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. 76–83
  2. ^ * Ethics in Underwater Archaeology (Capitalism versus Socialism in Underwater Archaeology) by E. Lee Spence

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Famous "hidden treasures"

Treasure in film and literature

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Dictionary

treasure

-noun

  1. (uncountable): A collection of valuable things.
  2. (countable): Any single thing one values greatly.
  3. (countable): A term of endearment.

-verb

  1. To consider something or someone to be precious.
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