Searching for California’s Lost Viking Treasure Ship

Legends say that a 16th century Spanish galleon traveled into what’s now California’s arid interior and got stranded, leaving its hull and cargo buried in the desert for modern treasure-hunters to find. Or not; the story isn’t verified. No one agrees on the details, whether it was Spanish or Viking, in California or Mexico. People still search for it. What’s real? Should people believe any of this?

Source: Newsweek
Published: Feb 2, 2017
Length: 20 minutes (5,093 words)
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