Did pirates bury their treasure?

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In this video we'll be taking a look at the myth of pirates burying their treasure. Did they ever do it? Did they have maps with an X to mark the spot? A skeleton pointing the way? If they didn't bury their treasure, what did they do with it? Where does the myth originate from?

Sources
The Truth Behind Pirate Myths - Benerson Little
Black Flags, Blue Waters - Eric J. Dolin
Sailing East - Baylus C. Brooks

Period sources:
A relation of the great sufferings - Henry Pittman
The Memoirs of Pere Labat - Jean-Baptiste Labat

Timestamps
0:00 Did poirates berry dey treasur?
6:26 Levasseur's Treasure
9:26 Treasure Hunters? (Indiana Jenkins...)
10:47 Dulaien's Treasure
13:10 William Kidd's Treasure
15:19 The Myth Spreads
17:05 Outro