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This week, the museum announced that its investigative team had found several concretions off the Massachusetts coast, containing six skeletons.

Pirate Ship Sunk Six Skeletons Found in Wreck of 18th-Century Pirate Ship Sunk

And, an ancient payslip uncovered by archaeologists has revealed how a Roman soldier was left penniless after the military took out fees.

According to Marie Szaniszlo of the Boston Herald, the team unearthed one complete skeleton and portions of five other sets of remains. Some of the bones had been broken, likely when the ship capsized, crushing its passengers. He was said to be onboard the 300 tonne Whydah ship when it got caught in a violent storm off the coast of Cape Cod in 1717 A model of the ship before it sank is on display at the Whydah Pirate Museum Credit: Getty Images - Getty

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The museum’s contents represent over a dozen countries on four continents – but the skeletons might tell new stories about the men who called the ship home. The concretions containing the remains are now on display at the Whydah Pirate Museum in West Yarmouth. That bone was identified as a human male with general ties to the Eastern Mediterranean area,” Sherman said in the statement.Though this hapless individual turned out not to be Bellamy, the “newly found skeletal remains may finally lead us to [him],” says Clifford in the statement, as quoted by Travis Andersen of the Boston Globe. Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.