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Pirates really buried treasure and drew treasure maps.

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REFUTED
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2 sources for · 2 against

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Is it true that Pirates really buried treasure and drew treasure maps?

No. Reference sources state that pirates burying treasure was rare and that pirate treasure maps are an entirely fictional device, with scholarly claims of discovered maps unsupported. A children's book and a popular volume assert pirates did draw real treasure maps, but these are popular works without scholarly backing.

Verdict: REFUTED · 2 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
Eye Wonder: Pirates
2015
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DK (2015). Eye Wonder: Pirates. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=8Us1CgAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Evidence against · 2
Buried treasure
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Buried treasure. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buried_treasure

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Lost Treasures of the Pirates of the Caribbean
2007
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Owen, J. A. & Owen, J. (2007). Lost Treasures of the Pirates of the Caribbean. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=45KlT1FYK1cC&dq=Pirates+really+buried+treasure+and+drew+treasure+maps.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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Treasure map - Wikipedia
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Treasure map - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_map

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