New clues to ship's history found at Ground Zero dig site
Quick ReadArchaeologists trying to unravel the history behind the 18th century ship excavated from Ground Zero have found some important maritime clues.
Photo credit: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan | The curved ribs of a wood hull of an 18th century ship poke up from the mud at Ground Zero. (July 15, 2010)
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Archaeologists trying to unravel the history behind the 18th century ship excavated from Ground Zero have found some important maritime clues: birdshot pellets, musket balls and small cannon shot the size of golf balls embedded in the ship's wooden planks.
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