World Trade centre excavators find historic ship

Workers excavating at the World Trade Centre in New York unearthed the 32-foot-long hull of a ship likely to have been buried in the 18th century. Archaeologists said the vessel probably was used along with other debris to fill in land to extend lower...

Workers excavating at the World Trade Centre in New York unearthed the 32-foot-long hull of a ship likely to have been buried in the 18th century.

Archaeologists said the vessel probably was used along with other debris to fill in land to extend lower Manhattan into the Hudson River.

Archaeologists Molly McDonald and A. Michael Pappalardo were at the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks on Tuesday morning when workers uncovered the artefacts.

They called the find significant but said more study was needed to determine the age of the ship.

The two archaeologists work for AKRF, a firm hired to document artefacts discovered at the site.

They found a 100-pound boat anchor in the same area yesterday, but they are not sure if it belongs to the ship.

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