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The Technological Analysis of RMS Titanic's Coal: The Enhancement of Archaeological Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Michael S. Sheehan  and
Lauren B. Sickels-Taves
Michael S. Sheehan
Affiliation:
Eastern Michigan University
Lauren B. Sickels-Taves
Affiliation:
Eastern Michigan University
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Abstract

This research focuses on coal recovered from the debris field created when R.M.S. Titanic sank on 15 April 1912. The primary objectives are to evaluate the variety of different sources of coal represented in the Titanic sample, and to identify the specific location of these sources. The methods used to evaluate the research objectives include a variety of trace element, petrographic, and palynological analyses. The results of this study provide critical insight into the socioeconomic circumstances that contributed to the enormity of the disaster.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 712: Symposium II – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology VI , 2002 , II10.5
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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