H.L. Hunley Project: 2004 Archaeological Findings and Progress Report (Legacy 04-106)

Summary

This project focused on the ongoing forensic research of the vessel's crew, interment of the remains, completion of the excavation of the submarine's interior, and the documentation of artifacts recovered during the excavation. The objective of the year's work was to gather data sufficient to answer critical questions about the H.L. Hunley crewmen and what happened to them and their vessel.

Cite this Record

H.L. Hunley Project: 2004 Archaeological Findings and Progress Report (Legacy 04-106). ( tDAR id: 467968) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8467968

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Shipwreck

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Artifacts • Civil War • Data Recovery • Documentation • Excavation • Forensic Research • H.L. Hunley • Historic Research • Identification • Recordation • Shipwreck • Skeletal Remains • submarine • Underwater Archaeology

Geographic Keywords
Charleston, South Carolina

Temporal Keywords
Civil War

Spatial Coverage

min long: -80.192; min lat: 32.615 ; max long: -79.549; max lat: 33.012 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): OSD Cultural Resources Program

Principal Investigator(s): Maria Jacobsen

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Documents

  1. H.L. Hunley Project: 2004 Archaeological Findings and Progress Report - Report (Legacy 04-106) (2005)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Maria Jacobsen.

    This report discusses the foci of the project in 2004: the ongoing forensic research of the vessel's crew, interment of the remains, completion of the excavation of the submarine's interior, and the documentation of artifacts recovered during the excavation. The objective of the year's work was to gather data sufficient to answer critical questions about the H.L. Hunley crewmen and what happened to them and their vessel.

  2. H.L. Hunley Project: Conservation Achievements 2004 - Summary (Legacy 04-106) (2005)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Paul Mardikian.

    This document summarizes the conservation achievements in 2004 of the H.L. Hunley project.