Think you know everything there is to know about your favorite Civil War ironclads and the Battle of Hampton Roads? Well, can you sing me a tune about the监视器? Or how about recite some poetry about theVirginia?
Have I stumped you yet?
On August 5, 2002, experts from NOAA, the United States Navy, and The Mariners’ Museum achieved something many people thought was impossible — the recovery of USS监视器‘s 120-ton revolving gun turret from the监视器National Marine Sanctuary.
尽管十二年不是里程碑周年纪念日，但恢复仍然是史诗般的成就，应注意和庆祝。甚至历史频道也加入了我们今天认识到水下考古学的重大壮举：http://www.history.com/this-
The Mariners’ Museum and NOAA have a strong, ongoing desire to positively identify two sets of human remains recovered from监视器‘s gun turret in 2002. Experts have documented and studied the remains, extracted viable DNA for comparison with modern samples, and attempted to verify the sailors’ identities. Unfortunately no matches have been found to date. With all information gathered and stored for future use, the remains were buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on March 8, 2013.
Lack of positive identification hasn’t stopped Mariners’ and NOAA staff and the general public from trying to learn more about监视器‘s sailors. Prior to burial of the remains, experts at LSU’s FACES Lab reconstructed both sailors’ faces using scientific and artistic methods. LSU staff believe their reconstructions have a strong resemblance to the original sailors, and they have had an over 90% success rate in identifying modern remains based upon their facial reconstructions. So we can state with some confidence that LSU’s facial reconstructions of USS监视器sailors have a likeness to the original men who gave their lives on December 31, 1862.
These are some detailed photos of copper and copper alloy artifacts recovered from USS监视器2001年的发动机室。我们目前正在减轻腐蚀的影响。我们继续惊叹于每个物体中惊人的工艺和细节。这些谦虚的工业文物是艺术品。
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Our newer Twitter handle (@USSMonitorLab) is the site for more frequent posts with quick snippets of news, pictures, and videosabout our favorite Civil War ironclad as well asother tweets from the heritage preservation world.
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