More than Meets the Eye: A Preliminary Report on Artifacts from the Sediment of Site 31CR314,Queen Anne's Revenge, An Eighteenth-century Shipwreck Off Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina

An Initial Assessment of Lead Artefacts Used for Hull Repair and Maintenance on North Carolina Shipwreck 31CR314,Queen Anne's Revenge(1718)

“…Additionally, the sternpost was a crucial element of the hull and applying a thin layer of lead sheathing afforded the necessary fouling or wear protection for the timber without affecting the operation of the rudder. The high density of lead sheathing observed in the stern of the wreck also follows previous research on the distribution of lead fragments on QAR , whereby the majority were found in the stern and aft sections of the site (Price, 2016: 9).…”

“…X‐radiography has revealed another 22 potential sheathing‐related artefacts that remain in concretion at the QAR Conservation Laboratory and are not included in this study. Additionally, the numerous artefacts identified as lead fragments (246) found throughout the wreck are potentially pieces of larger sheet‐lead artefacts or could also be by products of lead shot manufacture (Price, 2016: 9). These lead fragments cannot be positively identified as sheathing material and are therefore omitted from this study.…”