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2016 LAMP Field School is in Full Swing!

2016-07-13T08:00:59-04:00July 13th, 2016|

The 2016 Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) Field School in Underwater Archaeology is in full swing with a great new group of students! This is LAMP’s 10th Annual Field School, and is a big year for us, both because of the milestone season, and because we are hosting our largest group of students to date. Over the past two and a half weeks, our 12 students have completed various training exercises around the lighthouse and surrounding [...]

Archaeology Field School Proves Challenging But Fun!

2015-06-10T08:00:20-04:00June 10th, 2015|

This blog was provided by Chris McCarron, one of the supervisors participating in this year’s underwater archaeology field school program. The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum is currently under way with its annual underwater archaeology field school as students dive off the coast of St. Augustine to find long lost artifacts from colonial era North America. This year’s roster includes five students from the United States and Canada, all with different fields of academic studies [...]

Lighthouse’s Underwater Archaeology Field School Begins Monday

2015-06-01T11:45:55-04:00June 1st, 2015|

Archaeologists from the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum will begin their annual field school in St. Augustine on June 1st with six students from around the world. ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. – Six students from as far away as Canada have arrived in St. Augustine, Fla., for the educational experience of a lifetime. Beginning June 1st, the students will join archaeologists from the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum for four weeks of hands-on, underwater research and excavation [...]

2015 LAMP Underwater Archaeology Field School Now Accepting Applications!

2015-03-13T08:00:11-04:00March 13th, 2015|

The summer field season is almost upon us, and the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum’s research arm, the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP), is now accepting applications for our 2015 Field School Program. Read on to see full details and requirements for this year’s field school! 2015 Dates: June 1st – 26th Location: St. Augustine, Fla. Research Focus: The “Storm Wreck” is a 1782 British Loyalist shipwreck located just off the shores of St. Augustine. Excavation on this site [...]

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