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Wood from Blackbeard’s flagship has become ‘very precious’
Storms, strong currents and shipworms have destroyed all but a few remaining pieces of the famed Queen Anne's Revenge, which capsized 300 years ago.
By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot
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Submit your design for the new National Native American Veterans Memorial
Beginning Nov. 11, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is accepting design submissions for the new National Native American Veterans Memorial.
By Kyle Rempfer
Culture war: How US forces protect heritage sites while purging ISIS
A Smithsonian expert on when history meets modern warfare.
By Katharyn Hanson, Museum Conservation Institute