ocr: Thei mud ofMatagorda Bay has been generous to the team of archaeologists whto work within the steel walls ofa cofferdam to excavate thel Belle, a 45-ton barque longue found in 12feet of waterin 1995. Youfeel an immediate electric comec- tion to the past," says Assis- fant project director Toni Carrell, who has helped recover pewterplates, lice combs, even huntan bones.
