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Second Piece of Historic Ship Discovered at WTC Site
DNAinfo, Digital Network Associates ^
| August 4, 2011
| Olivia Scheck
Posted on 08/06/2011 5:14:25 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists helping to excavate the World Trade Center site have uncovered a second piece of the more than 200-year-old ship that was discovered there last summer.
The find, made last Friday, came as workers began digging up the east side of the construction area, which once housed the World Trade Center complex...
Archaeologists first noticed remnants of the ship -- curved pieces of wood buried 25 feet below street level -- last July and spent two weeks excavating the artifact, which turned out to be a 32-foot-long section of the boat's hull.
The piece that was found last Friday belongs to the very front of the ship, providing crucial clues as to its size, shape and, therefore, use, according to Pappalardo... who now estimates that the ship was 50 feet long at its base and 60 feet long on the deck...
Scientists from AKRF spent two days removing the newest piece, which measures roughly 6 feet long, 3 to 5 feet wide and approximately 1 foot tall.
It was still being stored at a facility in New York as of Thursday morning, but it will soon be reunited with the rest of the ship's remains at Texas A&M's Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation
(Excerpt) Read more at dnainfo.com ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: 1773; 1773ship; godsgravesglyphs; gotalittlecapninu; newyork; newyorkcity; pennsylvania; philadelphia; radiocarbondating; syria; therevolution
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posted on
08/06/2011 5:14:27 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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posted on
08/06/2011 5:15:02 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv
If it’s a Viking ship, there goes the Columbus Day parade!
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posted on
08/06/2011 5:17:07 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
To: SunkenCiv
Old ships were allowed to sit on the swamp and die, just rot away. That’s more than likely what this is, just a hulk that became more trouble to keep in repair than it was worth, dragged onto the shoreline and allowed to rot.
The cost of this great find is more than it is worth, cover the hole and get on with the construction.
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posted on
08/06/2011 5:26:45 AM PDT
by
Venturer
This doesn't warrant its own topic.
Is this Captain Henry Morgan's ship hull? -- August 3, 2011 -- Archaeologists from Texas State University believe they have uncovered a ship found near the site where Welsh Admiral Sir Henry Morgan's ships wrecked in 1671. The infamous privateer -- widely known as Captain Morgan -- was on his way to Panama City with his men. The researchers say they might have found a section of the hull as well as cargo boxes and coral-covered chests. Trystan Young reports.
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posted on
08/06/2011 5:27:19 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv
The ship is from Mohammad’s second voyage and the site will be declared holy.
Expect a temple shortly.
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posted on
08/06/2011 5:29:22 AM PDT
by
Vinnie
To: Vinnie
geeze don’t give them any ideas!
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posted on
08/06/2011 5:32:32 AM PDT
by
Netizen
To: Vinnie
Expect a temple MOSK shortly.
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posted on
08/06/2011 5:33:53 AM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
To: SunkenCiv
Scientists from AKRF spent two days removing the newest piece, which measures roughly 6 feet long, 3 to 5 feet wide and approximately 1 foot tall.
For Pete's sake, you'd think it was a dinosaur bone encased in rock.
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posted on
08/06/2011 5:36:18 AM PDT
by
visualops
(Proud Air Force Mom)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/06/2011 6:00:37 AM PDT
by
ottbmare
(off-the-track Thoroughbred mare)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/06/2011 6:13:33 AM PDT
by
Lockbar
(March toward the sound of the guns.)
To: Venturer; SunkenCiv
i have to agree with this assessment. From what I've read previously, NYC, and a number of other coastal cities, was built on the remnants of old ships/boats/barges and ferries that were used as foundation pieces. Basically left where they sank or dragged use as fill for buildings. San Francisco stands out as one of the prolific examples of this.
I doubt that this is anything that qualifies as "historic" other than the fact that it is "old."
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posted on
08/06/2011 7:38:15 AM PDT
by
Tainan
(Cogito Ergo Conservitus.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/06/2011 7:45:58 AM PDT
by
TheOldLady
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To: SunkenCiv
The piece that was found last Friday belongs to the very front of the ship...Is this anyplace close to the bow?
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posted on
08/06/2011 8:39:22 AM PDT
by
curmudgeonII
(Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit.)
To: curmudgeonII
;’) There should be an illustration with an arrow pointing to the bow.
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posted on
08/06/2011 9:28:52 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: TheOldLady; ottbmare
Well, maybe, if you’re good...
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08/06/2011 9:30:35 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Lockbar
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posted on
08/06/2011 9:51:46 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Obama is a Communist, a Muslim, and an illegal alien)
To: SunkenCiv; ottbmare
What is this strange “good” of which you speak?
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posted on
08/06/2011 9:54:03 AM PDT
by
TheOldLady
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To: SunkenCiv
;) There should be an illustration with an arrow pointing to the bow.Shameful!
I loved that response.
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posted on
08/06/2011 1:22:21 PM PDT
by
curmudgeonII
(Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit.)
To: curmudgeonII
“Is this anyplace close to the bow?”
When I was in the Navy we referred to it as the pointy end of the boat.
Nautical jargon, you know.
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posted on
08/06/2011 6:54:41 PM PDT
by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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