How diamond miners discovered a 500-year-old Portuguese shipwreck in the Namib Desert
In August 2024, the Jasper House Museum in Oranjemund, Namibia, unveiled a new exhibition dedicated to the artifacts ...
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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 ...
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Shipwreck in the Forbidden Zone
This story appears in the October 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. History rarely unfolds like a fable. But consider this: A 16th-century Portuguese trading vessel, carrying a fortune ...
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Shipwreck lost 500 years ago found in African desert with £10m treasure
A mining firm uncovered an epic lost shipwreck in the middle of an African desert, containing a multi-million-pound treasure haul. The vessel, a Portuguese ship called The Bom Jesus, dates back ...
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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 wreck contained approximately 2,000 gold coins and tens of thousands of ...
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Why camel is the ship of the desert
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Camels in the desert. [iStockphoto] Camels are sometimes called the ‘ships of the desert ...