Pictures: 18th-Century Ship Found Under 9/11 Site

[Kadie]

Pictures: 18th-Century Ship Found Under 9/11 Site



Photograph by Lucas Jackson, Reuters

Archaeologists explore the newfound remains of an 18th-century ship's rear, or stern, at ground zero (map) in New York City last summer. With the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaching, researchers found the ship's bow, or front, last month.

The unexpected piece of New York history turned up in the future parking garage of the new World Trade Center, which will eventually feature five new skyscrapers and the U.S. National September 11 Memorial & Museum. (See pictures from the 9/11 memorial's official book.)

Centuries ago, though—when Lower Manhattan's western shore was farther in—the site was an anchorage in the Hudson River.

"Right now we're standing by the theory that a Hudson River sloop, a merchant vessel," said archaeologist Elizabeth Meade of AKRF, an engineering firm contracted by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

more pics at...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/pictures/110830-9/11-world-trade-center-ship-ground-zero-new-york-nation-science/?source=link_tw20110906news-colonial

[6000eliot]

1. Didn't they just throw any old junk down there to expand the land mass

in Lower Manhattan?

[Broderick]

2. That is what I understand

They parked the junkyard stuff there and now we will spend millions on the junk.

[RKP5637]

4. That's an excellent question! n/t

[RKP5637]

3. This is so amazing and great! Makes one wonder what else is buried deep under NYC, probably

forever.

[Cassandra]

5. Mostly under Manhattan is rock...

but around the edges is a lot of garbage fill starting with clay pipes and steins from the Dutch.

[jberryhill]

6. THAT explains it!

It wasn't done with airplanes at all! Through clever video editing, the inside-job conspiracy managed to conceal the fact that they crashed 18th Century sailing ships into the towers!