Conserving US Navy’s Heritage

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Conservation of Archaeological Materials from Submerged Sites", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Underwater Archaeology (UA) Branch provides a unique look into the United States Navy’s history through the management, research, preservation, and interpretation of its sunken and terrestrial military craft (SMC). The archaeological material recovered from SMC sites is managed by the NHHC Conservation, Research, and Archaeology Lab (CORAL). This paper delves into the preservation and management of Navy’s archaeological collection highlighting on-going conservation projects that will help broaden our knowledge of Navy’s heritage.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2024   •
• Conservation of Archaeological Materials from Submerged Sites

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