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Conservation
Since everything
aboard the Monitor
was under more than
200 feet of water
for over 100 years,
any artifacts that
are recovered must
go through a
detailed
conservation
process. Sea water,
living organisms,
time, and currents
all help to
deteriorate
artifacts through
various physical and
chemical processes.
Depending on their
composition, each
artifact is
carefully conserved
in order to stop any
further
deterioration and
bring it back to as
close to its
original form as
possible.
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