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Lost at Sea, Found in the Sand: Unearthing a 500-Year-Old Shipwreck in Namibia
A Portuguese vessel lost in 1533 resurfaced in Namibia’s desert, offering a treasure trove of coins, ingots, and a glimpse ...
Shipwreck lost 500 years ago found in African desert with £10m treasure
Treasures believed to be worth around £10million were found within, including thousands of rare and valuable gold coins, as well as nearly 2,000 copper ingots.
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500-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Namibian Desert Yields Treasure Trove
In 2008, diamond miners in Namibia's desert uncovered the Bom Jesus, a Portuguese ship lost in 1533 enroute to India. The ...
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Shipwreck in the Forbidden Zone
It is by far the oldest shipwreck ever found on the coast of sub-Saharan Africa, and the richest ... As the windswept scrub of the Namib Desert hove into view, the doomed nau struck an outcrop ...
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What a Discovery! 500-Year-Old Treasure-Filled Ship Unearthed in the African Desert
However, the ship was found in an unexpected location – in the Namib desert. It was discovered entirely by accident by local diamond miners from the company De Beers, who were carrying out operations ...
Business Suffers in Zimbabwe’s Major Cities Amid Call for Protests
Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and its second city Bulawayo were quiet on Monday despite calls for protests against the southern ...
The Conversation22d
Athol Fugard: the great South African playwright who captured what it means to be human
Fugard was born in a town called Middelburg in 1932 in South Africa’s semi-desert Karoo area. His mother was Afrikaans ...