David Moore is an American archaeologist and historian. He is best known for his work on the shipwreck believed to be Blackbeard

Blackbeard

Edward Teach , better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies....

's flagship

Flagship

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, Queen Anne's Revenge

Queen Anne's Revenge

Queen Anne's Revenge was the name of English pirate Blackbeard's flagship, used by him for less than a year, but an effective tool in his prize taking....

. He also served as project archeologist for the team that excavated the wreck of the slave ship, the Henrietta Marie.
Moore is the nautical archaeology curator at the North Carolina Maritime Museum

North Carolina Maritime Museum

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 in Beaufort, North Carolina

Beaufort, North Carolina

Beaufort is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. Established in 1709, it is the third-oldest town in North Carolina.The population was 4,189 at the 2008 census and it is the county seat of Carteret County...

. He appeared in the documentary Real Pirates of the Caribbean, the "Pirates" episode of Biography

Biography (TV series)

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and on the "Pirate Tech" episode of Modern Marvels

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.

Education

Moore attended East Carolina University

East Carolina University

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where he received a master's degree in Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology in 1989.

Works

• "A General History of Blackbeard the Pirate, the Queen Anne's Revenge and the Adventure". In Tributaries, Volume VII, 1997. pp. 31-35. (North Carolina Maritime History Council)
• Site report: historical & archaeological investigations of the shipwreck Henrietta Marie (1997)
• Anatomy of a 17th century slave ship: historical and archaeological investigations of "The Henrietta Marie 1699". (1989)
• "Submerged Cultural Resources Associated with Blackbeard the Pirate." (1982)