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Master carver Douglas Chilton rides in the Raven Spirit canoe at its ceremonial launch.
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Salmon Shape a Way of Life

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Scientists are finding ways to preserve and study sunken warships
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Battle of the Atlantic

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Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium

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Pirate Henry Morgan arrives with his rifle and his crew in Panama City
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Morgan in Panama City

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Blackbeard’s flag showed a skeleton piercing a heart and toasting the devil.
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Blackbeard’s Pirate Flag

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A map of the early European whaling site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Map of Early European Whaling Region

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A point made of Ramah Chert that belonged to the early Eskimo group known as the Groswater Dorset Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center
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Early Eskimo Point

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A fragment of European ballamine ceramic that was excavated at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2011
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Fragment of a European Bellarmine Jug

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During what is known as the Golden Age of Piracy, pirates reaped great rewards—and, if they were caught, faced terrible punishments. Here are some of the most legendary pirates of that time.
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Pirates of the Golden Age

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a seven inch fragment of an Inuit soapstone pot recovered at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada
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Inuit Soapstone Pot

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Two men each hold a ceramic vessel at the archaeological excavation
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Ceramic Pottery Recovered from Early Whaling Community

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A researcher holds a maritime archaic point made of ramah chert that was found at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2011
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Ancient Maritime Archaic Indian Point

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