A group of filmmakers and archaeologists say they've found the first shipwrecks linked to the real-life pirates who once operated from Nassau in The Bahamas.In a joint statement in early June, the New Providence Pirates Expedition and Wreckwatch TV announced that they had discovered six shipwrecks near Nassau, including three from the Golden Age of Piracy."Until now, not one of their ships has ever come to light in their home waters," researchers said.ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER CENTURIES-OLD SHIPWRECK BENEATH HISTORIC CITY: 'UNIQUE SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE'The Golden Age of Piracy took place between the 1650s and the 1730s — when pirates operated throughout the Caribbean and other trade routes.The Bahamas emerged as a center of piracy in the late 17th century, and the release noted that 1,000 pirates and sailors lived in the Nassau port at its peak.Researchers say newly discovered shipwrecks near Nassau may offer the first direct links to pirates who once operated from The Bahamas.(WreckwatchTV; Culture Club/Getty Images)One wreck yielded iron cannons, lead musket balls and a sword sharpener — items researchers said were consistent with piracy during the era.WORKERS DISCOVER 18TH-CENTURY VESSEL WHILE INSTALLING PIPELINE IN MEDIEVAL 'GAME OF THRONES' CITYThe team also found hull planks, rigging and cargo remains, including glass bottles and bricks from the ship's galley.At another wreck, divers found clay tobacco pipes bearing the royal crest of England, suggesting it was an English trading vessel from the 1740s."All we can say for sure is right place, right date, right size.""The survival of the wreck, heavily smashed by urban construction, is a miracle," the release said of the find."The trader’s cargo of wine in glass bottles and fancy smoking pipes sheds rare light on Nassau becoming a normal port of trade, bouncing back from the pirate anarchy."MAN FISHING WITH GRANDSON UNCOVERS MYSTERY WRECKAGE IN MUD FLATS, ARCHAEOLOGISTS INVESTIGATINGProject co-director Michael...