Mensun Bound discusses maritime archeology at CES talk
April 12th, 2023
Attendees pack into Gibson Theatre, which was sold out for the talk.
After the talk, eventgoers could get their books signed.
Coverage by Emma Reilly
Photos courtesy of CES
Explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance sunk after being crushed by Antarctic ice floes in 1915. The underwater remains of the barquentine were rediscovered in 2022, 106 years after they were pulled down to a depth of nearly 10,000 feet. Mensun Bound, leader of the Endurance22 expedition that relocated the three-masted ship, is a renowned maritime archeologist credited with the discovery of several historically significant wrecks and artifacts. The Center for Environment and Society, the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, the Rose O’Neill Literary House, the archeology club, and the Washington College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa welcomed Bound to the Alonzo G. and Virginia Gent Decker Theatre in the Gibson Center for the Arts on April 12, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to talk about his career and achievements. The talk was followed by a catered reception and book signing.
Mensun Bound during his discussion.
Books were also available for purchase.