[SEMCO] The History, Archaeology & Artifacts of the Pirate Ship Whydah

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
February 15, 
2017 
Teresa Izzo
                                                                        508-896-3867 
ext. 137
                                                            tizzo at ccmnh.org

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
Digging Into the Past
  The History, Archaeology & Artifacts of the Pirate Ship Whydah
with
Senior Archaeologist Christopher Macort


BREWSTER, MA ­ The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster presents The History, 
Archaeology and Artifacts of the Pirate Ship 
Whydah with Senior Archaeologist and Director of 
Exhibits at the Whydah Museum, Christopher Macort 
Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 1pm.

The Whydah and her enormous cargo of treasures 
eluded discovery for over 260 years until 1984, 
when Barry Clifford found the wreck off the coast 
of Cape Cod buried between 10 and 50 feet of 
sand, under water depths of 16 to 30 feet deep. 
With the discovery of the ship's bell in 1985 and 
a small brass placard in 2013, both inscribed 
with the ship's name and maiden voyage date, 
Whydah is the only fully authenticated Golden Age 
pirate shipwreck ever discovered.

Chris Macort, senior archaeologist and Director 
of Exhibits at the new Whydah Pirate Museum in 
South Yarmouth, as well as the Whydah Museum in 
Provincetown, has been working for Barry Clifford 
on the Whydah Project for over twenty years as an 
Underwater Field Archaeologist and Artifact 
Conservator. Macort has worked with the History 
Channel, National Geographic Television and 
Magazine, the BBC, NPR, CNN and the Discovery 
Channel as they documented expeditions to Las 
Aves Venezuela, Saint Marie Madagascar, Haiti, 
the Dominican Republic and Cape Cod.

Join Chris for an intriguing and insightful 
first-hand presentation on the history, 
archaeology and artifacts of the Whydah including 
the most recent finds, and some of the mysteries 
that still exist regarding the wreck and the few survivors.

  Free with Museum Admission

  For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867 ext. 133.

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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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