Topic ID #13266 - posted 8/8/2011 2:33 AM

2nd piece of ship unearthed at WTC site offers clues it transported British troops to the New World



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Second piece of 18th-century ship unearthed at World Trade Centre site offers clues it transported British troops to the New World
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:33 AM on 7th August 2011

The 18th-century sailing vessel found under Ground Zero in lower Manhattan was used to transport British troops to the New World, new clues suggest.

Archaeologists have unearthed a second piece of the sunken ship that was discovered close to the old World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan in July, 2010.

Experts have continued to piece together the ship's history and believe its construction could date back to the 1770s, during the time of the Revolutionary War.

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