| WHAT: | Lecture: "'She Rises': Archaeological Tales from Queen Anne's Revenge, Sunken Flagship of Blackbeard the Pirate" |
| WHEN: | Friday, March 16, 2:10 p.m. |
| WHERE: | The Catholic University of America Maloney Hall, Room 175 620 Michigan Ave. N.E. Washington, D.C. |
| DETAILS: | On Nov. 21, 1996, divers located a cluster of cannons and anchors partially exposed in the sandy shoals of Beaufort Inlet, N.C. The divers recovered artifacts that were nearly 300 years old, including a bronze bell and cannon balls. Archival research coupled with archaeological and scientific investigation determined the wreckage was that of Queen Anne's Revenge, the flagship of the pirate Blackbeard. Current research on the ship now centers on the people and the events of the day in June 1718 when the vessel foundered off the North Carolina coast. Mark Wilde-Ramsing, North Carolina's deputy state archaeologist in charge of underwater archaeology, will deliver the lecture. He began his career with the state in 1978 and has directed archeological investigations on the Queen Anne's Revenge shipwreck site since its discovery. Wilde-Ramsing earned his master's in anthropology from The Catholic University of America in 1982. He completed his doctorate in coastal resource management at East Carolina University in 2009. This event is free and open to the public. For more information or to request disability accommodations, call 202-319-5080. |
| SPONSORS: | Department of Anthropology/Lecturer of Anthropology and Archaeologist David T. Clark |