In May 2007, an archaeological crew from the Departments of Oceanography and Anthropology from Texas A&M University, in cooperation with archaeologists from Minerals Management Service, conducted an excavation on an early 19th-century shipwreck 4016 feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico. This web site will present a series of web site reports on the conservation and analysis of the material recovered from the site.
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MARDI
GRAS SHIPWRECK PROJECT - INTRODUCTION
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Final Report (79 MB PDF): |
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For information on artifacts from the Mardi Gras Shipwreck, and the ongoing conservation work being conducted at the Conservation Reseach Laboratory, please visit the following links:
Conservation and Identification of the Mardi Gras Shipwreck Artifacts
Conservation of the Mardi Gras Shipwreck Stern Encrustation
Ongoing Conservation of the Mardi Gras Shipwreck Artifacts and Encrustation
Citation Information:
Donny L. Hamilton
2007, Mardi Gras Shipwreck Project-On-going work, URL, http://nautarch.tamu.edu/mardigras, Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, Texas A&M University.
This page is maintained by the staff of the Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, Conservation Research Laboratory, Texas A&M University (crl@tamu.edu). The contents of this site - text, images, and data - are intended for personal information only. Downloading of information or graphic images contained herein for private use is not discouraged; however, written permission from the Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation is required for the publication of any material. Any use of this information should credit the Center for Marimtime Archaeology and Conservation. For additional details, contact Kevin Crisman ( kcrisman@tamu.edu ) or Donny L. Hamilton (dlhamilton@tamu.edu).
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