Since the early 18th century, one symbol has spelled terror for sailors the world over like no other. Although it most ...

Dead men tell no tales, but scientists can still learn much about them from their bones. Archaeologists recently determined that a skeleton found buried on a primary school's property in Edinburgh ...

The Pirate Flag. Fred & Pete's Treasure Tales Series 1. ... The boys are surprised to find an old sheet with a funny picture of a skeleton on it. What could it mean? And who does it belong to?

Myth has mixed with history when it comes to the colorful banners, according to Kevin Duffus, author of “The Last Days of Black Beard the Pirate.” Usually the flags were just solid black or red.

Blackbeard's black flag will fly on state ferries to the Outer Banks to mark the 300th anniversary of the pirate's death. Edward Teach was known to torture the crews of merchant ships he plundered ...

Archeologists carbon dated the skeleton to the 16th or 17th century. They believe the remains belong to a man in his 50s, who was most likely a pirate or criminal.

HATTERAS VILLAGE, N.C. Blackbeard’s flag with the horned skeleton holding a spear and hourglass will fly aboard North Carolina ferries this year. The state is recognizing the 300th anniversar… ...

A 600-year-old skeleton excavated during expansion work for an Edinburgh primary school may be the remains of a person murdered for piracy, as a warning to other sea smugglers.