Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project

Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project An initiative of the NC Office of State Archaeology under the Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources

Excavation and conservation of Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge, an initiative of the NC office of State Archaeology under the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, provides an opportunity to promote North Carolina’s history and heritage through archaeology, education, and heritage tourism. Hundreds of thousands of artifacts have been recovered from the infamous shipwreck and are being pr

eserved at the QAR Conservation Laboratory, which is located on the West Research Campus of East Carolina University. The Queen Anne’s Revenge was Blackbeard’s flagship, that ran aground off North Carolina’s coast in 1718. On November 21, 1996, Intersal, Inc., a private research firm operating under a permit issued by the NC Department of Cultural Resources, discovered a cluster of cannons and anchors on the seabed near Beaufort Inlet. Their former Director of Operations, Mike Daniel, used historical research provided by Intersal’s late founder, Philip Masters, to locate the wreck. The site yielded several 18th century artifacts, including a bronze bell dated 1705, lead sounding weight, English blunderbuss barrel, lead cannon apron, and two cannonballs. Those items led archaeologists to believe the wreck was the Queen Anne’s Revenge, formerly the French slave ship La Concorde. In 2013, DCR, Intersal, and Nautilus Productions, signed an agreement regarding commercial, replica, and certain promotional opportunities. The State of North Carolina holds the title to all QAR artifacts and maintains the collection. QAR project’s website: www.qaronline.org/
Intersal, Inc: www.lat3440.com/
Nautilus Productions, LLC: nautilusproductions.com/

Thanks for hosting us Tyrrell County Library! We are really enjoying the 2026 Summer Reading Program theme: Unearth a St...
06/26/2026

Thanks for hosting us Tyrrell County Library! We are really enjoying the 2026 Summer Reading Program theme: Unearth a Story!

We are all booked up for our July First Tuesday Tours! We have a few left in August, so if you'd like to see the lab bef...
06/24/2026

We are all booked up for our July First Tuesday Tours! We have a few left in August, so if you'd like to see the lab before summer ends, I would register today to save your spot.

We have limited First Tuesday tour spots the rest of the year:
September 1st and October 6th

If you cannot make it during those dates, follow our page to find out more about our November Saturday Tour Date! The date and registration will go live soon, so we hope to see you there!

First Tuesday Tour registrations: https://www.qaronline.org/visit/first-tuesday-tour-registration

Thanks for hosting us! We enjoyed being able to tell you all about our project as part of the 2026 Summer Reading Progra...
06/24/2026

Thanks for hosting us! We enjoyed being able to tell you all about our project as part of the 2026 Summer Reading Program: Unearth a Story!

06/11/2026

What an awesome project to be conserving! Watch the video if you would like to see more about the work we are facilitating with ECU Program in Maritime Studies and North Carolina Office of State Archaeology at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site!

We're excited to be recognized by Reader's Digest as one of the "Most Incredible Undersea Treasures Ever Found!"
06/10/2026

We're excited to be recognized by Reader's Digest as one of the "Most Incredible Undersea Treasures Ever Found!"

Many of these amazing finds were discovered by accident. So the next time you're at the beach, keep an eye out!

05/27/2026

We are excited partner with ECU Program in Maritime Studies on conserving the objects recovered from Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site! As part of the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, it is great to see so much archaeology happening all around our state!

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