We stood in the ruined fort looking down at the sea. Each one of us was exhausted from months of excavation, but feeling rejuvenated by our climb to the top ...
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Shipwreck Maps: Documenting Warwick
Originally posted on Warwick, 1619: Shipwreck Excavation:
By Guest Blogger: Jeff Delsescaux Jeff Delsescaux, recording timbers underwater. – © 2012 Warwick Project When not being delayed by weather, the crew of the Warwick Project is recording the shipwreck in minute detail. To make sure we make an accurate map of the ship, we use multiple methods…
Originally posted on Warwick, 1619: Shipwreck Excavation:
A storm on the horizon. A panoramic view of the site, taken as we leave quickly, hoping to avoid being caught in rough seas. – © 2012 Warwick Project A tropical storm swept across Bermuda last week, decimating our diving operation. We are finally back on track, and are…
Originally posted on Warwick, 1619: Shipwreck Excavation:
One of the most important, dirty and labor intensive aspects of terrestrial archaeology is screening excavated sediments: as above, so below. Well, sort of. Working underwater makes everything more complicated. Josh and Jeff gently hand fan sediment off the wreck of Warwick. – 2012 © Warwick Project Although archaeologists…
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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 were constantly working with the latent threat of a storm. On the morning of the 28th, however, the sun was brilliant, the sky cloudless,…
Originally posted on Warwick, 1619: Shipwreck Excavation:
Warwick lies, torn asunder, on the floor of Castle Harbour. As we slowly uncover the ship’s buried skeleton, we are continuously astounded by the quality of her construction. She was built from densely packed, massive oak timbers. Between three layers of outer planking, frames, and inner planking (confusingly referred…
What’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 been an incredible introduction to hundreds of new blogs! Thank you all so much! So here’s what’s next: We hope that […]
Experiencing Batavia: the Power of Replicas
There is nothing compared to the physical experience of being aboard a historic sailing vessel. Neither of us has ever been aboard the full sized replica of Batavia, but after reading “The Power of Replicas” posted by Kelby Rose, we are determined to go. He posted stunning pictures of both the vessel and shipyard on […]
The 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 Warwick, was a major shareholder in the Bermuda Company. Although his stake in the joint-stock company was […]
This One Walking Beside Me Whom I Do Not See
Some of the angels I encountered in the Greek cemetery, described in Angels over Alexandria. The poems are from our favorite poets, Constantine Cavafy and Juan Ramón Jiménez. “I am not I. I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see, whom at times I manage to visit, and whom at other times […]
Angels Over Alexandria
It was a blustery day in Alexandria (El Eskanderia) and the sea was full of chop. The northerly, known by the ancients as the Etesian wind, was blowing strong. During the summer months this wind would pick up strength and provide favorable conditions for ancient mariners sailing to Egypt from Greece and the Aegean. Just […]
Just Pressed: Archaeologists in the Kings Castle
Far beneath us the water surged amongst jagged rocks, swirling into dark eddies and casting foam high into the air. It was tempting to lean out as far as you could, but the limestone cliffs were weak and crumbling where we stood beside the four-hundred year old walls.
- Sinking in the earth’s (muddy) magnetic field…
- Angels Over Alexandria
- The Weapons of Warwick
- This One Walking Beside Me Whom I Do Not See
- How to dig up the bottom of a river – the endless mechanical circus.
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Doug Inglis: divingarchaeology.com: Sorry for the late reply! There are a lot of neat projects going on in your neck of the woods…
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Bob Coughter: Hi there. I found this site reminiscing on my college days in the mid 90's. I worked on the Aucilla…
- Angels Over Alexandria | Hellenic diaspora: […] Sculptures decorate many of the tombs. Children rest calmly under the watchful eye of towering angels that seem to…
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