Record #:

7671

Author(s):

Blackburn, Marion L.

Abstract:

For almost 300 years an 18th-century shipwreck has rested on the ocean floor just off North Carolina's coast. Whether investigations confirm it to be Blackbeard's flagship, the QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE, or not, the wreck is a significant historical find discovered in 1996. Since then 16,000 artifacts have been brought up and sent to the QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE Conservation Lab at East Carolina University. A few, including the ship's bell, have been properly cleaned, restored, and readied for display, though many others continue to soak in sodium carbonate-filled conservation tanks and will for years.

Source:

East: the Magazine of East Carolina University (NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 4 Issue 1, Fall 2005, p16-20,23-24, il

Subject(s):

Underwater archaeology