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The Charles W. Morgan tallship
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History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

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Pirates divide up the riches they plundered.
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Sharing the Booty

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Major Stede Bonnet on a ship, shown in an engraved print
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Major Stede Bonnet

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Pirate William Dampier's shipboard artist carefully recorded the species that Dampier found new and unusual.
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Australian Fish and Cuttlefish

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Divers at a shipwreck site
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Wood Under Sand: The Search for A Slave Shipwreck

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As these models show, traditional canoes came in a variety of shapes and designs.
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Varieties of Canoes

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A giant squid attacks a boat in a painting.
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Giant Squid Myth

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Illustration of a giant squid versus a merman.
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Mermen? Sea Monks? Or Giant Squid?

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Blackbeard may have been the most notorious pirate of all. Fierce and ferocious-looking, he stood 6’4” tall and had wild eyes and an explosive temper. To add to the effect, he tucked slow-burning cannon fuses under his hat.
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Portrait of Blackbeard

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These rattles from British Columbia were used during shamanistic performances.
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Ceremonial Rattles

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Nancy Knowlton giving a lecture
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2011 Student Summit on the Ocean & Coasts Webcast, Part 1

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two young women gleefully race down a sandy hill
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Young Pettibone

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