Analytical Research



Appalachian State University
Department of Geology
P.O. Box 32067
Boone, NC 28608-2067
http://www.geology.appstate.edu/

Identification and age-dating of ballast stones. Analysis of gold bearing sediments, gypsum and aragonite crystals, and powder recovered from the interior of a hand grenade. Identification and interpretation of Bryozoans and other encrusting invertebrate fauna of ballast stones.


Gremi de Campaners Valencians
46001 Valencia, Espaņa

www.campaners.com
Cape Fear Community 
	College
Cape Fear Community College
Marine Technology
411 N. Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401-3910
http://cfcc.net/programf.html

Analysis of seawater from various areas on the site for pH, redox potential, salinity levels, and dissolved oxygen count.


Fundación Centro Etnográfico Joaquín Díaz
Calle Real 4
47862 Urueña (Valladolid), España
www.funjdiaz.net



The Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America
Department of Anthropology
Washington, DC 20064
http://arts-sciences.cua.edu/anth/

Identification of faunal remains including cattle and pig bones.
East Carolina University
East Carolina University
Department of Apparel, Merchandising, and Interior Design & Department of Physics
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
http://www.ecu.edu/hes/AMIDhome.htm and http://dept.physics.ecu.edu

Preliminary identificaton of textile fibers and hair recovered from the wreck. Determination of the meallurgical contents of a copper fragment found attached to cannon C-3.
Forest Products Laboratory
Forest Products Laboratory
U.S. Department of Agriculture
One Gifford Pinchot Drive Madison, WI 53705-2398
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/

Identification of wood species from samples recovered from hull planks and anchor stocks.

General Electric of Wilmington
Mail Code A-33, P.O. Box 780
Wilmington, NC 28402

Metallurgical composition of pewter charger fragment. Concretion x-rays, radiograph production and analysis.


Illinois State Museum
Department of Zooarchaeology
1011 East Ash Street
Springfield, IL 62703

http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/rcc/rcc_tour/zooarch_s.html

Identification of faunal remains including pig, cattle, and rat bones.

Intersal, Inc.
P.O. Box 120
Beaufort, NC 28516-9443

http://www.intersalinc.com

Historical research on Blackbeard, Queen Anne's Revenge and Shipwrecks in Beaufort Inlet.


International Nickel Company (INCO)
1225 I Street, NW Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005


Compositional analysis of gold grains, lead tacks, and an organic bead.
LaQue Corrosion Services
LaQue Corrosion Services
702 Causeway Drive, P.O. Box 656
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
http://www.laque.com/index.html

Compositional analysis of gold grains, lead tacks, and an organic bead.
  CENIM

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Ministerio de Ciencia y Technología
Avenida Gregorio del Amo, 8
28040 Madrid, España
www.montejava.es/cenim/


Historical Research concerning Spanish bell and the IHS Maria bell recovered from QAR.


Maritime Research Incorporated
2215 Broadway
Riveriera Beach, FL 33404-5651
dani7368@bellsouth.net

Historical Research on the origins of La Concorde.



National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility
National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Facility
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1539
http://www.nosams.whoi.edu

Radiocarbon dating of wood samples recovered from the wreck.
North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2807
http://www.arch.dcr.state.nc.us/fosa.htm

Artifact identification, research, and photographic documentation; educational program development.
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
P.O. Box 29500
Raleigh, NC 27626-0500
http://sbi.jus.state.nc.us/sbimain/ncsbi.htm

Identification of crystals removed from planks, animal hair, fabric threads, and cordage.

Penn State Dept. of Anthropology
The Pennsylvania State University
Environmental Archaeology Group
Dept. of Anthropology
409 Carpenter Building
University Park, PA 16802-3404
814/865-4346


Species identification of wood artifacts and hull structure.


Queens University of Belfast
The Queen's University of Belfast
School of Archaeology and Paleoecology
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom BT71NN


Dendrochronology sampling and analysis of wooden hull planks, sheathing and frames.
 Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
Center for Archaeologic Investigation
3479 Faner Building
Carbondale, IL 62901
http://www.siu.edu/~cai/index.htm

Identification of wood species from hull planks, frames, and anchor stocks.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Field Research Facility
1261 Duck Road
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
http://www.frf.usace.army.mil/

Current, tide, and wave analysis, sediment deposition and wreck formation processes.


U.S. Marine Corps Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit

MWSS 271, MWSG 27
MCAS Cherry Point, NC 28533


Concretion x-rays, radiograph production and analysis.

University of North Carolina-Ashville
University of North Carolina-Asheville
Environmental Studies Program & Department of Physics
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804-3299
http://www.unca.edu/envr_studies/ and http://www.phys.unca.edu/

Identification and age-dating of ballast stones, hand grenade contents, chert gunflints, and debitage. Mossbauer studies of ballast stones.


University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Institute of Marine Sciences
3431 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
http://www.marine.unc.edu

Marine fungi present on artifacts recovered from the wreck. Coral growth rate analysis on exposed artifacts and concretions. Radiocarbon dating of wood samples recovered from the wreck, analysis of radioactive isotopes occurring in marine sediments. Digital cartographic study of historic charts of Beaufort Inlet.
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Marine Biomedical & Environmental Physiology Program
5001 Masonboro Loop Road
One Marvin K. Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
http://www.uncwil.edu/cmsr/newpage/physio.htm

Metallurgical composition of pewter platter fragment.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Department of Geological Sciences
4044 Derring Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0420
http://www.geol.vt.edu/

Analysis and identificaton of chert gunflints and debitage.
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Archaeology Laboratories
P.O. Box 7807 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7807
http://www.wfu.edu/anthropology/archeology/main.html

Metallurgical analysis of gold grains, pewter charger fragments, and a silver spangle; lead isotope studies; analysis and identification of ballast stones, coal, glass bottle and ceramic fragments, and the contents of a pewter syringe and brass tube.



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