Wet weather and chilly temperatures did little to stop a group of East Carolina University (ECU) Honors College students from participating in a service project at the QAR Lab on Saturday, February 23rd.
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This post is by Queen Anne's Revenge project Archaeological Technician Terry Williams and Conservation Lab Director and Chief Conservator Sarah Watkins-Kenney. Pewter has been used for ornamental and utilitarian purposes for over 3000 years. It is a tin alloy which is durable, relatively easily worked, resistant to corrosion and can be similar to dull silver in appearance. These qualities can result in pewter objects lasting hundreds of year, often in good condition.
The QAR Lab has been located at East Carolina University’s West Research Campus since 2003.
This post, by QAR Field Director, Conservator and Laboratory Manager Wendy Welsh, is the first in series of field updates we’ll be bringing you each week.
This post, by QAR Field Director, Conservator and Laboratory Manager Wendy Welsh, is the first in series of field updates we’ll be bringing you each week.
Recovering the artifacts might be the fun part, but the real magic happens during conservation.
This post, by QAR Field Director, Conservator and Laboratory Manager Wendy Welsh, is the second in series of field updates from the 2012 Queen Anne's Revenge dive season.
When we returned to the site on Thursday, the majority of our equipment was buried under about 2 feet of sediment!
When we returned to the site on Thursday, the majority of our equipment was buried under about 2 feet of sediment!
The beginning of 2012 field season at Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge has seen in situ monitoring and artifact recovery work completed.
This post is by Sarah Watkins-Kenney, QAR Lab Director and the Underwater Archaeology Branch's Chief Conservator. The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Laboratory (QAR Lab) is primarily tasked with the examination, conservation, documentation, and study of artifacts recovered from the shipwreck NCDCR314; Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), flagship of the pirate Blackbeard, which sank in 1718.
In celebration of the new exhibit of Blackbeard artifacts in Beaufort, here a few facts about the man who is arguably the world's most notorious pirate.