The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 09, 1977, Page Page 6, Image 6
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By JEFFREY KEVIN LARSE
Gamecock Staff Writer
The Institute of Archeoloj
Anthropology attracted public .
recently because of its wort
colonial supply vessel that wa
about one-and-a-half vears aec
Black River at Farmer Brown'
in Georgetown County.
"The value of this boat is tti
colonial and that it is dated," sa
B. Albright, archaeologist and
director at the institute.
"There have been plenty o
boats found that have been old
you're never able to date them I
they're just isolated ship fr;
f inds.
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>lonial yes
N "HERE WE coul<
most of this entire v
it dated from aroum
jy and is the real uniqueni
interest
c on a The institute le
s found sunken cargo boa
v in l: 1 *? "
' ??? uic iisccuseu uy me ins
s Ferry
"A licensed dive
lat it is discovered not only
tid Alan an extremely rare i
project at the site," said I
archaeologist at tl
device is a Davis
f other forerunner of the
ler, but tant."
>ecause
agment "We thought that
excavate the supply
Al
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sel draws ]
d probably rebuild but we
essel, and we have other th
d 1735 to 1740. This were o
sss of the vessel." "There
vessel,
arned about thp hnnH
t from a diver
titute. "We 1
then de
r reported that he were do
the vessel but also on a ve:
navigational device
)r. Newell Wright, A PR
he institute. "The federal]
quadrant and is a for the <
modern-day sex- the col
expertis
the boat
we could perhaps found, i
boat in two weeks, boat.
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On the date listed be]
fimpus. And
?rtificates go
pui
Sir
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public inte
vastly underestimated among
tings the amoung of bricks that
n the boat," Albright said,
were 25 tons of bricks on that
We had to remove them all by
had to excavate the hoat anH
vise a way of lifting it. So we
wn there a total of seven weeks
ry low-budget project."
IOPOSAL will be sent to the
government requesting funding
conservation and restoration of
onial vessel. The institute's
>e applies to the excavation of
and interpretation of what was
not the reconstruction of the
HEE
slm
low, we'll be giving away free s
that's not all.
ample packs we're giving awcr
od lor a $25 prize (books or casl
? lucky, we'll relieve a few of yo
Onlv nnp rvrii
prize value $2
F BBHF'SF permitted. Orig
Wmmu/m accompany rec
000,101 oe rnech
B H Alka S*lt?r' lof upul akiavxh
TIME: LO
90-1(00 Runsi
rest
"Conservation woul
costly problem," Albr
is a material that w
the wood, but we're
routine that would be
up just for this boat.
"What we have t<
organization that is dc
our hnat to it Tho nn
know of that could tal
this boat is in De
working on some boat
to this, and they're
cessful in their opera
The colonial cargo
Jackson in a protect
being sprinkled with i
day to prevent decoir
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amples of Alka-Seltzer c
y will contain $25 winnii
U
ur financial pains as w
awarded per person.
15. No substitution of priz
inal prize certificate mu
[uest to claim prize, and
anically reproduced.
w,th h*od<*h. MiIm loUxalwiti Inc tl
CATION:
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d be a large and
ight said. "There
ould impregnate
talking about a
too costly to set
) do is find an
ting this and send
ly organization I
te the timbers of
nmark. They're
ts similar in size
been quite suction."
boat is at Fort
ted area and is
ivater 24 hours a
t position.
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