Pistols, swords, hammers, cannons….wait, hammers?
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Cannon, lead shot, pewter plates, gold dust, even a contentious pirate flag all rea
The number one question I get asked at the NCMM Demo Lab in Beaufort, NC is undoubtedly, "So…where’s Blackbeard’s
On NovemSeveral sets of brass weights were recovered from underwater excavation of the Queen Anne’s Revenge Shipwreck. Some were flat or disc weights in round and square shapes. Some were marked and others not.
La Concorde, later Queen Anne’s Revenge was what is known as a square-rigged vessel, meaning the primary sails used to propel the vessel were set perpendicular to the keel of the vessel.
Although buttons have been present in the archaeological record a
On September 28, 1717*, La Concorde left Ouidah on the west coast of Africa with 516 enslaved men,
Anchors have been made and lost for as long as humanity has taken to the sea, and the Queen Anne’s Revenge
In imagining the wrecking of a ship, tempestuous storms and heaving, angry seas come to mind, along with valiant sailors sacrificing their lives all in the name of conquest, trade, and adventure on the high seas.