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500-Year-Old Treasure Ship Found in the Namibian Desert, Filled With Gold, Ivory and Precious Artifacts

In 2008, miners sifting through the sands of Namibia’s Sperrgebiet — a restricted diamond mining zone near the Skeleton Coast — stumbled upon what looked like wooden beams and rusted metal. What they ...
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Gold treasure survives 1,400 years at ancient Christian monastery in biblical Judean Desert

Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed ancient gold at a former Christian monastery in the Judean Desert. The announcement was made by Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the ...