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| ''']''' was a wooden-hulled ] built for the ] during the ]. The ship was commissioned midway through the war on 21 August 1862. She spent most of her career ] the ] ports of ], and ] in 1863–65, and bombarded the fortifications defending Charleston during the ] and ]. At the end of 1864 and the beginning of 1865 ''New Ironsides'' bombarded the defenses of Wilmington in the ] and ]. Although she was struck many times by Confederate shells, gunfire never significantly damaged the ship or injured the crew. Her only casualty in combat occurred when she was struck by a ] carried by the Confederate ] {{ship|CSS|David||2}}. Eight crewmen were awarded the ] for their actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher in 1865. The ship was placed in ] after the war but was destroyed by fire in 1866. (''']''')</div></div> | |||
| The ''']''' consist of at least seventeen monumental stone representations of human male heads sculpted from large ] boulders. The heads date from at least before 900 BC and are a distinctive feature of the ] civilization of ancient ]. All portray mature men with fleshy cheeks, flat noses and slightly crossed eyes; their physical characteristics correspond to a type that is still common among the inhabitants of Tabasco and Veracruz. The boulders were brought from the ] mountains of Veracruz; given that the extremely large slabs stone used in their production were transported over large distances, presumably involving a great deal of people and resources, it is thought that finished monuments represent portraits of powerful individual Olmec rulers; each is given a distinctive headdress. The heads were variously arranged in lines or groups at major Olmec centres, but the method and logistics used to transport the stone to these sites remain unclear. The discovery of a colossal head at Tres Zapotes in the 19th century spurred the first archaeological investigations of Olmec culture by Matthew Stirling in 1938. Dating the monuments remains difficult due to the movement of many from their original context prior to archaeological investigation. Most have been dated to the Early ] period (1500–1000 BC) with some to the Middle Preclassic (1000–400 BC) period. (''']''') | |||
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USS New Ironsides was a wooden-hulled broadside ironclad built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship was commissioned midway through the war on 21 August 1862. She spent most of her career blockading the Confederate ports of Charleston, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina in 1863–65, and bombarded the fortifications defending Charleston during the First and Second Battles of Charleston Harbor. At the end of 1864 and the beginning of 1865 New Ironsides bombarded the defenses of Wilmington in the First and Second Battles of Fort Fisher. Although she was struck many times by Confederate shells, gunfire never significantly damaged the ship or injured the crew. Her only casualty in combat occurred when she was struck by a spar torpedo carried by the Confederate torpedo boat David. Eight crewmen were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher in 1865. The ship was placed in reserve after the war but was destroyed by fire in 1866. (more...)
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