Cape Verde: Archaeological Preservation Project

$54.5K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Cabo Verde
Start Date	Feb 16, 2006
End Date	Mar 27, 2009
Duration	1,135 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`76942-48`

Grant Description

To support a conservation assessment for the Cape Verde National Museum and support the preservation of artifacts, spanning a period of over four centuries, that have been recovered from dozens of shipwrecks in Cape Verdean waters. The project would help the nascent national museum exhibit, display and study items recovered over the past decade.