It is referred to as the Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project . It is responsible for the archaeological excavation, conservation, and interpretation of artifacts from a shipwreck located in 20 feet of water just outside Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina.
Many archaeologists are unwilling to form a definitive conclusion.
The QAR Project staff, however, is confident they have accumulated enough circumstantial evidence to support the wreck's identification. According to geologists, many of the ballast stones on the site originated in the Caribbean. The wreck is located in an area where historical documents report the QAR was lost. The structural remains on site appear to have been constructed in the French style. Biologists identified the wooden hull planks, frames, and sheathing as white oak and red pine groups, probably from northern Europe.