From Excavation to Display – Research and Projects from the USS Monitor Center
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2018
Major excavation of USS Monitor happened in 2001 & 2002, but the project did not end when 210 tons of the Civil War ironclad were recovered. Now, more than a decade later, the project continues as artifacts are conserved, stored, and displayed at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, VA. Challenges have arisen, new research is constantly being conducted, and information presents itself in interesting ways. This session serves as a case study into what it takes to care for, display, and interpret a shipwreck after excavation.
Other Keywords
USS Monitor •
Conservation •
Civil War •
Archaeology •
Photogrammetry •
Monitor •
Documentation •
Modeling •
Maker's Marks •
Site Interpretation
Temporal Keywords
American Civil War •
Civil War •
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Geographic Keywords
North America •
Coahuila (State / Territory) •
New Mexico (State / Territory) •
Oklahoma (State / Territory) •
Arizona (State / Territory) •
Texas (State / Territory) •
Sonora (State / Territory) •
United States of America (Country) •
Chihuahua (State / Territory) •
Nuevo Leon (State / Territory)