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Job Duties: To help progress the conservation of artifacts from one of NC’s most significant archaeological sites, the wreck of Blackbeard’s flagship Queen Anne’s Revenge, formerly the French slave ship La Concorde.
Major Task to be Performed: 1) Solution testing. 2) Data entry. 3) Artifact analysis. 4) Monitoring of storage environments. 5) Artifact photography. 6) Image processing. 7) Assist with outreach. 8) Assist conservators with long-term projects.
Final Product or Outcome Anticipated: Conservation is critical to a collection from a submerged environment. The intern will help progress the collection so that all artifacts can be studied and exhibited, contributing not only to our understanding of piracy and the transatlantic slave trade, but to heritage tourism in NC. The intern may also contribute to our project blog.
Academic Majors Desired: Archaeology, Anthropology, History, Chemistry, Conservation, Museum Studies, Education, Maritime Studies.
2024 State of North Carolina Internship Period: Monday, May 20 – Friday, July 26, 2024
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