Warwick 2011: End of Season
The Warwick 2011 field season was wonderfully productive. Consequently, we were endlessly busy. With the season at its close, I have a few breaths to post some project photos. They will not be in...
View ArticleAucilla River Base Camp
The view of the Aucilla from the deck of Ed Green’s Cabin We set up base camp for the 2011 Wayne’s Sink Excavation in a rustic fishing cabin right on the banks of the Aucilla river. The cabin has...
View ArticleThe Bottom of the Sink
We did not expect to be able to see anything in the river. Typically, the Aucilla is blackwater, stained by tannins leeching in from the swamp. In previous years, divers needed powerful lights to work...
View ArticleDigging Square Holes Underwater
Digging square holes underwater (in low visibility) can get a little ridiculous – it is, however, achievable. To simplify the process, we used an excavation frame built by Jim Dunbar. The design is...
View ArticleGeoarchaeology and Drinking Straw Technology
Jessi Halligan levels a core. - 2011 © Douglas Inglis Sinkholes are unreasonably complex phenomena – those in rivers doubly so. If you can figure out their geological history, you have a better chance...
View ArticleQuestions from a 4th Grader
Last week a 4th Grader contacted me with some questions about shipwrecks. Actually, he contacted Dr. Crisman first, but I get to answer these sorts of things as 1.) I enjoy public outreach and 2.) I am...
View ArticleThe Weapons of Warwick
In 1619, when Sir Robert Rich ordered his Galleon Warwick to sail to the American Colonies with a load of much needed supplies, he may have had more than merchant work in mind. Sir Robert, the Earl of...
View ArticleWhat’s next: Bermuda
We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of enthusiasm since we were Freshly Pressed. We deeply appreciate every comment, like, and read – and are thrilled for every new follower. For us, this has...
View ArticleShipwreck Excavation – We’re Live!
At last – the Warwick Excavation blog is up and running! Veronica and I are in beautiful Bermuda helping to uncover and document the sunken English galleon Warwick. For the next two months we will be...
View ArticlePrevious Post
Originally posted on Warwick, 1619: Shipwreck Excavation: The previous week had been grey and miserable. The wind kept shifting and made rounding Castle Roads a choppy passage. For the most part, we...
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