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Archaeologists piece together how crew survived 1813 shipwreck in Alaska
Camp site provides NSF-funded team 'unique snapshot-in-time'
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Dave McMahan, Neva Project principal investigator, takes notes in a completed excavation block.
Credit: Gleb Mikhalev
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Researchers discovered a brass strap buckle during the excavation.
Credit: Dave McMahan, Sitka Historical Society
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Archaeologists discover artifacts from ancient shipwreck.
Credit: NSF/Dave McMahan
This 1814 print includes an image of the Neva.
Credit: Dave McMahan, Sitka Historical Society
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A representative collection of artifacts discovered in July 2015 includes (from left) part of a set of dividers, a nail, a fishhook, a buckle, sheet copper, gun flints and a musket ball.
Credit: Dave McMahan, Sitka Historical Society
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A test excavation in 2012 found two caches of Russian axes, including this one.
Credit: Dave McMahan, Sitka Historical Society
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