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Raising Blackbeard's "Queen Anne's Revenge"

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« Reply #30 on: March 22, 2009, 08:50:41 pm »










Excavation (large-scale recovery)






This option involves the recovery of all or a large portion of Queen Anne's Revenge's cannons, anchors, hull structure, and associated materials. The majority of those items would be analyzed, conserved, and made available for public display and interpretation. Fieldwork could proceed at varying rates but would depend in large part on the ability to conserve and store recovered materials. Thorough excavation of Queen Anne's Revenge would require the equivalent of several years of continuous field investigations, including artifact and data recovery. Many more years will be needed to conserve and analyze artifacts and report the findings. A staff of permanent archaeologists, conservators, and technicians would be needed, along with vessels, excavation and recovery equipment, office space, and a major conservation laboratory. Volunteer and student labor and supporting equipment will be necessary to complement the main staff.







Advantages:



1. The proper recovery of Queen Anne's Revenge artifacts and archaeological information will avoid further losses from natural or human impacts.

2. Archaeological recovery can proceed in a methodical manner and with an established professional crew that will maximize data recovery.

3. The artifacts and information from Queen Anne's Revenge will be preserved for public study and display.

4. Large-scale excavations would keep public interest at a very high level, provide educational opportunities for a wide audience, and enhance tourism.

5. With the completion of the field portion of this option, surveillance and monitoring would no longer be necessary.






Disadvantages:



1. This option will require significant funding to construct and staff the conservation lab and to support full-scale archaeological excavations.

2. Archaeological excavations will dismantle and, in effect, destroy the site. If the highest archaeological standards are not adhered to, irreplaceable information concerning Queen Anne's Revenge will be lost.

Action Required - Nine staff members dedicated to the Queen Anne's Revenge project would be required for this option. Funds would have to be obtained for the planning, excavation, and conservation phases. Detailed plans addressing the equipment, recovery, conservation, curation, and display of materials for Queen Anne's Revenge will need to be developed. Federal and state permits will have to be obtained. Contracts for upkeep and enforcement related to the surveillance system will be necessary until the project is completed.






Estimated Cost -

Current estimates for the implementation of this option call for $900,000 for the first year and $643,000 for several years thereafter. Cost estimates for a new conservation laboratory to be built at Gallants Channel range from $1 to $2.5 million, depending on final size and design.
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