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Preparing the Pelorus for Shipment

2017

Apr 03

Divers wrap an archaeological artifact after recovery.

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Mike Cole/NPS

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Divers Tim Thie (NPS, on left) and Robert Schwemmer (NOAA) wrap the recovered pelorus in salt water-soaked towels and shrink wrap to prepare it for overnight shipment to a conservation lab in Chico, CA.