Pirate Shipwreck Off the Coast of Cape Cod Sets the Historical Record Straight on West African Gold
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Europeans spread rumors about degraded gold from their Akan trade partners. A new analysis of artifacts from the “Whydah Gally” shipwreck tells a different story