Posted on May 1, 2022
Researchers returning for assessment of last US slave ship
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Researchers are returning to the Alabama coast near Mobile to assess the sunken remains of the last slave ship to bring captive Africans to the United States more than 160 years ago.
The Alabama Historical Commission says a team will begin a 10-day evaluation of the remnants of the Clotilda on Monday. Experts have described the wreck as the most complete slave ship ever discovered.
The Alabama Historical Commission says a team will begin a 10-day evaluation of the remnants of the Clotilda on Monday. Experts have described the wreck as the most complete slave ship ever discovered.
Researchers returning for assessment of last US slave ship
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Ship wreckage in the river was identified as being that of the Clotilda in 2019, and officials have been assessing the site and deciding what to do with it ever since. While small parts of the two-masted wooden schooner have been brought to the surface, researchers have found that most of the ship — including the pen that was used to imprison the captives — remains intact on the river bottom.
Working with the state and SEARCH Inc., Resolve Marine said it will perform work including an assessment of the Clotilda's hull and a limited excavation of artifacts. It's also developing a plan to conserve the wreckage where it's currently located in the river a few miles north of Mobile.
The work, which is being funded with a $1 million state appropriation, "will add to the collective understanding of the vessel and the site’s potential to yield significant archaeological information about the ship and its final voyage,” Jozsef said."
..."Ship wreckage in the river was identified as being that of the Clotilda in 2019, and officials have been assessing the site and deciding what to do with it ever since. While small parts of the two-masted wooden schooner have been brought to the surface, researchers have found that most of the ship — including the pen that was used to imprison the captives — remains intact on the river bottom.
Working with the state and SEARCH Inc., Resolve Marine said it will perform work including an assessment of the Clotilda's hull and a limited excavation of artifacts. It's also developing a plan to conserve the wreckage where it's currently located in the river a few miles north of Mobile.
The work, which is being funded with a $1 million state appropriation, "will add to the collective understanding of the vessel and the site’s potential to yield significant archaeological information about the ship and its final voyage,” Jozsef said."
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