This is a way cooler story to check out than yet another rant on people just being messed up, like the dude in New Mexico who shot up his GF and then a whole bunch of other people at her workplace? I mean, really, for someone who does not advocate capital punishment, I am getting dangerously close to saying we ought to just start stringing up people who screw up like that. What IS the excuse? It's like everyone has one any more.
But, back to the story... Thanks, Togus:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Workers excavating at the World Trade Center site have unearthed the 32-foot-long hull of a ship likely buried in the 18th century.
Archeologists say the vessel probably was used along with other debris to fill in land to extend lower 
Archeologists Molly McDonald and A. Michael Pappalardo were at the site of the Sept. 11 attacks on Tuesday morning when workers uncovered the artifacts. They call the find significant but say more study is needed to determine the age of the ship.
The two archeologists work for AKRF, a firm hired to document artifacts discovered at the site. They found a 100-pound boat anchor in the same area on Wednesday, but they're not sure if it belongs to the ship.
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=120586&catid=108
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