Ancient ship hull found at WTC site
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July 16, 2010, Friday
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WORKERS at the World Trade Center site in New York City are excavating a 10-meter ship hull that apparently was used in the 18th century as part of the fill that extended lower Manhattan into the Hudson River.
It's hoped the artifact will be retrieved by late last night, said archaeologist Molly McDonald. A boat specialist was going to the site to take a look at it.
McDonald said she wanted to at least salvage some timbers; it was unclear if any large portions could be lifted intact. "We're mostly clearing it by hand because it's kind of fragile," she said, but construction equipment could be used later in the process.
McDonald and archaeologist Michael Pappalardo were at the site of the September 11, 2001, attacks when the discovery was made on Tuesday morning.
The two archaeologists work for AKRF, a firm hired to document artifacts discovered at the site. They called the find significant but said more study was needed to determine the age of the ship.
It's hoped the artifact will be retrieved by late last night, said archaeologist Molly McDonald. A boat specialist was going to the site to take a look at it.
McDonald said she wanted to at least salvage some timbers; it was unclear if any large portions could be lifted intact. "We're mostly clearing it by hand because it's kind of fragile," she said, but construction equipment could be used later in the process.
McDonald and archaeologist Michael Pappalardo were at the site of the September 11, 2001, attacks when the discovery was made on Tuesday morning.
The two archaeologists work for AKRF, a firm hired to document artifacts discovered at the site. They called the find significant but said more study was needed to determine the age of the ship.
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