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 of Castle Island. From our vantage point we could watch the ocean churn amongst the reefs lying out beyond the small barrier islands. Far beneath […]

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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…

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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…

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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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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…

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 blogging live from the project at http://warwick1619.wordpress.com/ Warwick sank in Castle Harbour, Bermuda almost 400 years ago. The galleon […]

It was darker than normal this morning.  The sky was overcast and the air was heavy; rain was on the horizon.  Breakfast, as per usual, was some form of rice. Today the kitchen served the mushroom rice balls that Doug has become so fond of. I myself prefer beef pho or the occasional bread and […]

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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 […]