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CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE CLOSURE: UPDATES, RESOURCES, AND CONTEXT

The Science of Underwater Archeology

Location of the shipwreck in Beaufort Inlet.
courtesty of the QAR website
Location of the shipwreck in Beaufort Inlet.

Researcher Nathan Henry describes the tools, techniques, and challenges of excavating the Queen Anne's Revenge.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-513560.mp3

Nathan Henry is an assistant state archeologist and conservator in the Underwater Archeology branch out of Fort Fisher. He works with Project Archeologist Chris Southerly on the Queen Anne's Revenge, aided this spring by students from Cape Fear Community College.

You can learn more about Henry's work on the Queen Anne's Revenge Project at the state's website.

(note: this selection from the interview is 10 minutes long)