Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Experts Work to Free Buried Ship Hull at World Trade Center Site in New York

July 16, 2010 by All Art News  
Filed under Antiques & Archaeology

NEW YORK (AP).- The ship was buried as junk two centuries ago — landfill to expand a bustling little island of commerce called Manhattan. When it re-emerged this week, surrounded by skyscrapers, it was an instant treasure that popped up from the mud near ground zero. A 32-foot piece of the vessel was discovered in soil 20 feet under street level, amid noisy bulldozers excavating a parking garage for the future World Trade Center. Near the site of so many [...]