Today’s theme: Hidden Treasures

Earlier in the week, local police raided the offices of a company which claims to have found a treasure-laden shipwreck. The police have requested an international arrest warrant for the founder of a Singapore-based firm after launching an investigation into false claims of discovering a long-lost Russian “treasure ship.” We look into the truth of Dmitri Donskoi as well as treasure hunts throughout history all around the world with expert guests.

The Conversationalist

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Jihoon Suk

- studying 20th century modern Korea history in Yonsei University.

Let’s get into the recent discovery of this Russian warship Dmitrii Donskoi that was sunken in 1905. Can you tell us more about the historical backdrop of the year 1905, and why countries with imperial ambitions would send out warships around the world?

Where does the rumor that this ship contained 5,500 boxes of gold bars and coins which would have a value today of around 150 trillion won or $130 billion come from? Is there any historical evidence?

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Owen Jarus

- who writes about archeology and ancient relics on Business Insider, Scientific American and many more outlets and runs the webpage ‘Unreported Heritage News.’

Supposedly there would be many archeologists around the world who would be eager to be on the site to look into those treasures, but I understand the Egyptian government implemented a very strict rule limiting outsiders from the site. Can you tell us more about this?

We hear about ancient treasures or heritages being stolen or taken away from the original site to another part of the world. What’s the rule when it comes to who gets to claim those treasures? Is it the finders are keepers rule that generally applies?

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