Monitoring Two Decades of Progress: An Update on the Conservation of USS Monitor

Author(s): William Hoffman

Year: 2018

Summary

 

Between 1998 and 2002, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) archaeologists and experts from the U.S. Navy recovered approximately 210-tons of artifacts from the wreck site of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. Upon recovery, NOAA transferred all objects to The Mariners’ Museum and Park (TMMP) in Newport News, Virginia for conservation, curation, and display.

Over the past 19 years, TMMP staff have made much progress in the conservation and stabilization of Monitor artifacts. This paper will provide an overview of the project to date highlighting some of challenges and accomplishments which have occurred during the treatment of several high-profile objects. Additionally, the presentation will outline future steps to be undertaken with the conservation effort and provide insight into proposed options for final large artifact display.

 

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Monitoring Two Decades of Progress: An Update on the Conservation of USS Monitor. William Hoffman. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441303)

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min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 382