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Christopher Columbus' anchor may have been found. Researchers investigating a newly recovered ‘treasure map’ created decades ago by a NASA astronaut have discovered an ancient anchor thought to have been left behind by Christopher Columbus. Watch The Widow`S Might Online Mic. Archaeologists have confirmed that the anchor, found in the Caribbean, is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the Columbus era, from 1.

The anchor weighs more than 1,2. Scroll down for video Researchers investigating a newly recovered ‘treasure map’ created decades ago by a NASA astronaut have discovered an ancient anchor thought to have been left behind by Christopher Columbus. Astronaut Gordon Cooper, who orbited Earth 2. Mercury- Atlas Faith 7 spacecraft in 1. He later gave it to treasure- hunter Darrell Miklos, who is now investigating five coordinates along a path thought to be a route for Columbus’ fleet. In a remarkable find set to be revealed on the next episode of Discovery Channel’s ‘Cooper’s Treasure,’ researchers discovered an anchor off Turks and Caicos estimated to weigh between 1,2.

In a remarkable find set to be revealed on the next episode of Discovery Channel’s ‘Cooper’s Treasure,’ researchers discovered an anchor off Turks and Caicos estimated to weigh between 1,2. The anchor weighs more than 1,2.

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Has an anchor left behind by Christopher Columbus been found in the Caribbean? Experts reveal find made using 'space map' Researchers investigating 'treasure map. D23 is upon us this weekend, and with it, a new behind-the-scenes glimpse at the next chapter in the Star Wars saga. But although the movie didn’t offer us a full.

This, they say, would likely have been a ‘bower’ anchor from a ship weighing no more than 3. Columbus era. And, the double bend of the anchor’s shank also dates it in this period.

The Discovery team called upon two archaeologists to confirm the find, a spokesperson told Dailymail. Spanish- made anchor from the late 1. The anchor ring is broken, and its crown is bent, indicating that it was under a significant amount of stress, and was possibly damaged in a storm. THE TREASURE MAPS FROM SPACEGordon Cooper successfully piloted the Mercury- Atlas 9 Faith 7 Spacecraft around the Earth 2. Gordon Cooper successfully piloted the Mercury- Atlas 9 Faith 7 Spacecraft around the Earth 2. Watch Conan The Barbarian Online Etonline.

But as well as researching the limits of human endurance in space, a Discovery Channel documentary claims Cooper also had a secret spy mission in orbit. Shipwreck- hunter Darrell Miklos says Cooper had a 'special Do. D mission' while he was orbiting the Earth and was using special 'long range detection equipment' to look for 'nuclear threats' - which likely means Russian submarines or nuclear missile sites. And Miklos says Cooper also noted the positions of Caribbean shipwrecks while he conducted this spy mission, and created a map on his return to Earth. The shipwreck hunter claims his long- time friend Cooper gave him the maps after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's and then died in 2. Miklos is now creating a Discovery Channel series, Cooper’s Treasure, which sees seasoned explorer Darrell Miklos try to follow charts created by his long- time friend and pioneer.

During Cooper's almost two dozen circumnavigations, the astronaut and avid treasure hunter, began marking down the coordinates for what he believed to be shipwrecks he saw dotted across the Caribbean and Bahamas. And Miklos even claims one of the wreck sites could be the 'lost fleet of Christopher Columbus'. The maps were kept a secret for almost 4. Gordon decided to share them with Miklos. According to the Discovery team, the anchor may have come from a ship during the joint voyage of Christopher Columbus and Spanish explorer Vincente Pinzon in 1.

Along with the anchor, the researchers also found pottery sherds and ceramic plateware thought to have come from an olive jar adorned with indigo paint, and a Majorcan pot, all indicative of the wreck’s Spanish ties. Three grappling anchors were also found, which the researchers say were used during this era to salvage treasure form sunken ships. The discovery lines up with a story that claimed Pinzon returned to Turks two years after his ships sank to recover the lost vessels. The crew also found iron and bronze spikes, ranging between 3.

COLUMBUS' FIRST VOYAGE In 1. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, the rulers of the Spanish kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, agreed to outfit three ships for Columbus, also promising to make him governor of any new lands he might acquire, along with 1. Watch This Boy`S Life Online.

Spain. With his fleet of three ships Columbus sailed west on August 3, 1. Canary Islands to make repairs and take aboard fresh food.

Then the fleet headed out into the open Atlantic, dubbed the Sea of Darkness. On the 7. 0th day (many days after Columbus had already expected to reach Japan), a lookout sighted land. It was early on the morning of October 1. They landed on one of the islands of the Bahamas, which Columbus named San Salvador. The island natives came down to the shore to see Columbus' strange ships. Thinking he had reached the East Indies, Columbus called these people Indians. The route of the first voyage - and the final resting place of the Santa Maria - is pictured in the map above Columbus had discovered what Europeans would soon call the New World of the Americas.

The voyage sailed on to Asia. He spent the next ten weeks exploring the islands of the Caribbean, landing on the island of Hispaniola, shared today by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. He also landed on Cuba, which he thought was the Asian mainland.

Both islands were heavily populated. Near Hispaniola, Columbus' flagship, the Santa María, ran aground.

The waves smashed it to pieces. Leaving several men behind to establish a fort, Columbus set sail for Spain in the Niña. On the voyage home, he wrote a report of his discoveries.

He offered  'as much gold as they need…and as many slaves as they ask'  if King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella would finance another voyage. As proof of what he could do, he brought them back a small amount of gold, parrots, and plants - as well as some Indians he had kidnapped and enslaved.