Program

Research Programs: Basic Research

Period of Performance

3/1/1985 - 12/31/1985

Funding Totals

$17,213.00 (approved)
$17,213.00 (awarded)


Yorktown Shipwreck Archaeological Project

FAIN: RO-21066-85

Virginia Division of Historic Landmarks (Richmond, VA 23219-2010)
John D. Broadwater (Project Director: October 1984 to October 1990)

To support the continued archaeological excavation of a ship sunk in the York River during the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Underwater archaeologists are recovering information about ship construction and shipboard life in the 18th century.