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The English term treasure trove was derived from tresor trové, the Anglo-French [1] equivalent of the Latin legal term thesaurus inventus. In 15th-century English the Anglo-French term was translated as "treasure found", but from the 16th century it began appearing in its modern form with the French word trové anglicized as trovey , trouve or ...
Treasure troves of the United States, amounts of money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the heirs undiscoverable. An archaeological find of treasure trove is known as a hoard.
Treasure, codename of Nathalie Sergueiew (1912–1950), female double agent who worked for MI5 during World War II; MV Treasure, several ships by the name Treasure, a ship that spilled oil near Cape Town, South Africa, in 2000; Treasure trove, in law, any discovered accumulation of valuables that can be presumed unowned or unclaimed
A Treasure trove is a hidden store of valuables. It may also refer to: Treasure Trove, a solitare card game; A Treasure's Trove, a children's book;
The hutia, a rodent similar to the capybara but smaller, was another common food source. Like the tortoise, it disappeared from Abaco. Even animals that humans may not have eaten were affected by ...
Treasure (from Latin: thesaurus from Greek θησαυρός thēsauros, "treasure store" [2] [3]) is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure, such as in the British Treasure Act 1996.
Now — more than 300 years later — the treasure trove has been uncovered and linked to an infamous massacre. Lucy Ankers, an archaeology student at the University of Glasgow, ...
Treasure that has been found at sea is not dealt with by the law of treasure trove, but by the law of salvage which is a branch of admiralty law.Articles relating to this topic should therefore be placed in "Category:Treasure from shipwrecks".