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digitally reconstructing the four 18th-century Alexandria ships from Dr.
Christopher Dostal.
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ar/Detail.aspx?si=49009\n\nBetween 2015-2018\, construction crews excavat
ing along the Alexandria waterfront revealed the broken remains of four 1
8th-century wooden ships in what was once the shoreline of the Potomac Ri
ver. To study them\, each ship was disarticulated and the individual timb
ers were laser scanned\, allowing researchers to virtually reassemble the
ships and develop theoretical reconstructions of how they would have loo
ked when they were in use. These highly accurate digital timber models we
re 3D printed and assembled by a master ship model maker\, further inform
ing these reconstructions. The four ships are now on two different preser
vation journeys. The Hotel Indigo ship was sent to the Conservation Resea
rch Laboratory at Texas A&M University for conservation by freeze drying\
, and the three Robinson Landing ships were submerged in a pond at Ben Br
enman Park this spring. Hear the latest findings and discover what was le
arned through digitally reconstructing the four ships. \n\nChristopher D
ostal is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Anthropology's Nau
tical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University\, where he is also the
Director of the Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation\, the Co
nservation Research Laboratory\, and the Director of the Analytical Archa
eology Laboratory in charge of scanning the four 18th century ships excav
ated in Alexandria. He holds his degrees from Texas A&M University (Ph.D.
)\, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. His research and work incl
udes historical maritime archaeology of North America and Western Europe\
, the conservation and long-term preservation of waterlogged archaeologic
al artifacts\, preservation and documentation techniques for underwater a
rchaeological sites\, X-ray fluorescence elemental analysis of archaeolog
ical artifacts\, and digital imaging and 3D modeling of archaeological ar
tifacts. \n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nContact Person: Emma Richardson\nCo
ntact Phone: 703.746.4399\nContact Email: Archaeology@alexandriava.gov\nA
udience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Archaeology Museum\, Lecture\, Museums\
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Between 2015-2018\
, construction crews excavating along the Alexandria waterfront revealed
the broken remains of four 18th-century wooden ships in what was once the
shoreline of the Potomac River. To study them\, each ship was disarticul
ated and the individual timbers were laser scanned\, allowing researchers
to virtually reassemble the ships and develop theoretical reconstruction
s of how they would have looked when they were in use. These highly accur
ate digital timber models were 3D printed and assembled by a master ship
model maker\, further informing these reconstructions. The four ships are
now on two different preservation journeys. The Hotel Indigo ship was se
nt to the Conservation Research Laboratory at Texas A&\;M University f
or conservation by freeze drying\, and the three Robinson Landing ships w
ere submerged in a pond at Ben Brenman Park this spring. Hear the latest
findings and discover what was learned through digitally reconstructing t
he four ships. \n
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Christopher Dostal is an Assistant Profes
sor with the Department of Anthropology?s Nautical Archaeology Program at
Texas A&\;M University\, where he is also the Director of the Center
for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation\, the Conservation Research Lab
oratory\, and the Director of the Analytical Archaeology Laboratory in ch
arge of scanning the four 18th century ships excavated in Alexandria. He
holds his degrees from Texas A&\;M University (Ph.D.)\, and the Univer
sity of Colorado at Boulder. His research and work includes historical ma
ritime archaeology of North America and Western Europe\, the conservation
and long-term preservation of waterlogged archaeological artifacts\, pre
servation and documentation techniques for underwater archaeological site
s\, X-ray fluorescence elemental analysis of archaeological artifacts\, a
nd digital imaging and 3D modeling of archaeological artifacts. \n
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Location: Virtual Only\n
Contact Person: Emma Richardson\nContact Phone: 703.746.4399\n
Contact Email: Archaeology@alexand
riava.gov\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Archaeology Mus
eum\, Lecture\, Museums\, Old &\; Historic Alexandria\n
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