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Pirates or privateers (Kidd is the usual name) buried loot in the late 1600s or early 1700s.

Pirates or privateers (Kidd is the usual name) buried loot in the late 1600s or early 1700s.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Materials and coins date to about 1650 to 1720.

What would rule it out

  • Nothing datable to that window is found in a sealed context.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Pirates or privateers (Kidd is the usual name) buried loot in the late 1600s or early 1700s. [Answer ANS0D52XH9851J3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D52XH9851J3
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