Topics Related to Underwater Archaeology

Hear how maritime archaeologists and technology discovered three shipwrecks that give us greater insight into World War II’s Battle of the Atlantic.

Join Shannon Ricles, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Monitor National Marine Sanctuary to learn about World War I and the enemy in home waters.

Join Stephen Atkinson, Assistant State Archaeologist, as he explores the history behind the beached shipwrecks that dot the North Carolina coastline.

Kimberly Kenyon, senior conservator for the Queen Anne’s Revenge Shipwreck Project, shares why conservation is so critical to archaeology.

Dive into inter-agency partnerships to discover, research, and protect the hallmarks of North Carolina’s maritime cultural heritage: shipwrecks.

Scuba divers and snorkelers will soon be able to explore one of the best-preserved shipwrecks on the North Carolina coast as the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources opens the state’s first Heritage Dive Site, the Civil War blockade runner Condor, Friday, June 16.Secretary Susi H. Hamilton will speak at a 10:30 a.m. dedication event for the site at the Fort Fisher State Historic Site in Kure Beach, N.C.

During the American Civil War, blockade runners played an invaluable role in keeping Confederate forces supplied with munitions and other goods. Members of North Carolina’s Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) are rediscovering some of these important pieces of history. The Agnes E.