Treasure trove found in 500-year-old shipwreck off Africa

(AP) -- The ship was laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins - and cannons to fend off pirates. But it had nothing to protect it from the fierce weather off a particularly bleak stretch of inhospitable African coast, and it sank 500 years ago.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news128877074.html">Treasure trove found in 500-year-old shipwreck off Africa</a></p> <p>(AP) -- The ship was laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins - and cannons to fend off pirates. But it had nothing to protect it from the fierce weather off a particularly bleak stretch of inhospitable African coast, and it sank 500 years ago.</p>