Event Details
Saturday, Nov 17, 2018
AIA Lecture: Luna's Lost Ships: Updates on the Investigations
Time: 12:30 pm til 1:30 pm
Location: UNF Archaeology Lab
Description: Luna\'s Lost Ships: Updates on the Investigations of Three Vessels from the 1559 Colonization Fleet of Tristan de LunarnPresented by Dr. Gregory Cook, University of West FloridarnrnThis presentation will detail the finds and investigations of three shipwrecks in Pensacola Bay associated with the failed colonization attempt of Don Tristan de Luna in 1559. These wreck sites are among the oldest in the United States, and along with the terrestrial settlement site located near the fleet, provide a rare look into Spanish colonization and life in the sixteenth century.rnrnAs co-principal investigator of the Emanuel Point II shipwreck, Dr. Gregory Cook leads a team of students in surveying and conducting underwater excavations on the second vessel from the Tristan de Luna’s 1559 colonization fleet. Cook, who specializes in remote sensing techniques, utilizes advanced sonar equipment to map out the location of objects on the seafloor.
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