Archaeology

State of the Museum: Membership Meeting

State of the Museum: Membership Meeting

amy.gress2016-09-16T11:23:12-04:00September 16th, 2016|

Last night we were pleased to present some updates on all of the exciting things happening at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum at our annual State of the Museum Membership Meeting. For those who were unable to attend the meeting, we have included a few highlights below from the night's presenters, Executive Director Kathy A. Fleming and Division Director for Maritime Archaeology Chuck Meide. Museum Highlights: As of last night's meeting, we now have [...]

We Get By With a Little Help from Our Friends

We Get By With a Little Help from Our Friends

amy.gress2016-09-14T08:00:36-04:00September 14th, 2016|

This month we focus on two great guys and two great boats that helped us move forward this summer. Mike Potter and Kevin Carrigan are supporters who literally help our research stay afloat. If you haven’t seen us around town, or offshore, here’s the skinny on our boat ops from the summer of 2016. Each summer, the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP), research arm of the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, heads out to [...]

Preparation for the New Maritime Archaeology and Education Center

Preparation for the New Maritime Archaeology and Education Center

amy.gress2016-08-10T08:00:25-04:00August 10th, 2016|

As many of you may know, some big changes are in the works for the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum in the coming months! First and foremost, we are preparing to start construction on our new Maritime Archaeology and Education Center. As archaeologists, part of our role in the planning for the new buildings was to perform an archaeological survey of the area that was to be disturbed during the construction process. This type of [...]

2016 LAMP Field School is in Full Swing!

2016 LAMP Field School is in Full Swing!

amy.gress2016-07-13T08:00:59-04:00July 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 [...]

450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey: What Comes Next?

450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey: What Comes Next?

amy.gress2016-06-30T08:00:58-04:00June 30th, 2016|

As we begin to move into our 2016 field season, we are excited to introduce the results of the 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, that the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) carried out over the 2015 field season. The “450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey” was a project carried out as part of LAMP’s multi-year First Coast Maritime Archaeology Project, which has been ongoing since 2007. The 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, named in honor of St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary which occurred [...]

450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey: Identifying Elektra

450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey: Identifying Elektra

amy.gress2016-06-29T08:00:30-04:00June 29th, 2016|

As we begin to move into our 2016 field season, we are excited to introduce the results of the 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, that the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) carried out over the 2015 field season. The “450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey” was a project carried out as part of LAMP’s multi-year First Coast Maritime Archaeology Project, which has been ongoing since 2007. The 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, named in honor of St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary which occurred [...]

450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey: Nine Foot Under Site

450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey: Nine Foot Under Site

amy.gress2016-06-28T08:00:51-04:00June 28th, 2016|

As we begin to move into our 2016 field season, we are excited to introduce the results of the 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, that the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) carried out over the 2015 field season. The “450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey” was a project carried out as part of LAMP’s multi-year First Coast Maritime Archaeology Project, which has been ongoing since 2007. The 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, named in honor of St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary which occurred [...]

450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey: Going in Blind

450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey: Going in Blind

amy.gress2016-06-27T08:00:21-04:00June 27th, 2016|

As we begin to move into our 2016 field season, we are excited to introduce the results of the 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, that the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) carried out over the 2015 field season. The “450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey” was a project carried out as part of LAMP’s multi-year First Coast Maritime Archaeology Project, which has been ongoing since 2007. The 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, named in honor of St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary which occurred [...]

450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey: Measuring the Invisible

450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey: Measuring the Invisible

amy.gress2016-06-24T08:00:58-04:00June 24th, 2016|

As we begin to move into our 2016 field season, we are excited to introduce the results of the 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, that the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) carried out over the 2015 field season. The “450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey” was a project carried out as part of LAMP’s multi-year First Coast Maritime Archaeology Project, which has been ongoing since 2007. The 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, named in honor of St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary which occurred [...]

Welcome to the 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey!

Welcome to the 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey!

amy.gress2016-06-23T08:00:15-04:00June 23rd, 2016|

As we begin to move into our 2016 field season, we are excited to introduce the results of the 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, that the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) carried out over the 2015 field season. The “450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey” was a project carried out as part of LAMP's multi-year First Coast Maritime Archaeology Project, which has been ongoing since 2007. The 450th Anniversary Shipwreck Survey, named in honor of St. Augustine’s 450th anniversary which [...]

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