Do treasure chests full of gold and jewels rest beneath the Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie off eastern Erie County?

Probably not.

But scientists, who are using a remotely operated vehicle to explore and map nearly 100 square miles of lakebed along the Pennsylvania, New York and Canadian borders, are still likely to find treasure, said Jim Hall, site administrator for the Erie Maritime Museum .

"Any underwater cultural resource you find out there is treasure," Hall said. "It doesn't have to be gold doubloons."

The museum is hosting the scientists and other professionals from the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute funded by NOAA , the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire , Chance Maritime Technologies and R2Sonic . They have been working since Se

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