Topic ID #13140 - posted 7/31/2011 3:54 AM
Jennifer Palmer
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Archaeologists give tentative name to Louisiana shipwreck
Jennifer Palmer
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Archaeologists give tentative name to shipwreck
By Wes Helbling
Bastrop Daily Enterprise
Posted Jul 30, 2011
BASTROP —
Professional archaeologists may have finally solved the mystery behind a sunken steamboat in Bayou Bartholomew that has intrigued local residents for decades.
Dennis Jones with the state Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, Division of Archaeology and Allen Saltus Jr. with Archaeological Research Inc. conducted the first formal study of the site Friday.
As a result of their work, the sunken vessel can now be confirmed as a steamboat and will be recorded with the state archaeologist’s office.
Read more here.
By Wes Helbling
Bastrop Daily Enterprise
Posted Jul 30, 2011
BASTROP —
Professional archaeologists may have finally solved the mystery behind a sunken steamboat in Bayou Bartholomew that has intrigued local residents for decades.
Dennis Jones with the state Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, Division of Archaeology and Allen Saltus Jr. with Archaeological Research Inc. conducted the first formal study of the site Friday.
As a result of their work, the sunken vessel can now be confirmed as a steamboat and will be recorded with the state archaeologist’s office.
Read more here.
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