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Finding the Ship
During the construction of the Riverfront arts centre, in 2002, on the banks of the River Usk in Newport a discovery was made.
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Excavation
At first, the archaeologists worked under the assumption that only a small number of timbers would be recorded…
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Recording
Each timber had to be carefully cleaned before a FaroArm was used to record each ship timber into the computer to produce 3-dimensional rotatable images.
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Artifacts
Although the Ship was in dock for repair or dismantling so not full of cargo or personal possessions the excavation found a number fascinating artefacts.
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Conservation
The conservation process for the Newport Ship has differed from that undertaken for famous ships like the Mary Rose and Vasa.
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Preservation & Storage
After treatment in ammonium citrate and PEG the timbers are freeze-dried ready for storage before ahead of reassembly.
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Specialist reports and bibliography
Specialist reports, excavation and post-excavation analysis
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