Michael Pateman
PanamahistorianMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Dr. Michael Pateman is an ambassador for history, culture, and museology in the Bahamas and co-director of the New Providence Pirates Expedition, working to reconstruct the historical context of piracy in Nassau.
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Michael Pateman is the co-director of the project that discovered the shipwrecks.
Encontrados restos de seis navíos hundidos por piratas del Caribe en aguas de las BahamasLa Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·Panama· 2026-06-02
Panama· 2026-06-02
Dr Michael Pateman, the expedition’s co-director, discussed the infamous tactic of burning ships to hide felony from authorities.
Musket balls and a burnt hull: evidence of real pirates of the Caribbean found in Bahamas | BahamasThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-06-02
United Kingdom· 2026-06-02
Dr Michael Pateman is the co-director of the expedition and the ambassador for history, culture and museology in the Bahamas.
Expedition to ‘real home of the pirates of the Caribbean’ hopes to unearth ships and treasure | Piracy at seaThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-06-19
United Kingdom· 2025-06-19
