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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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Lighthouse Archaeologists Participate in a WWII Aviation Archaeology Project in Central Florida

2015-03-11T08:00:24-04:00March 11th, 2015|

A typical early spring for lighthouse archaeologists usually consists of days at the office researching, writing reports for previous field work, giving museum tours and starting the preparations for the upcoming field season. However, this past February two Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) archaeologists got the chance to get out of the office and participate in a terrestrial survey in Central Florida. The project, headed by archaeologist Dr. George Schwarz of the Naval History and Heritage [...]

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On the Road with Our Archaeologists

2015-02-11T08:00:46-05:00February 11th, 2015|

January was a busy month for the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum’s Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP). When many people envision our work they think of our field season. Diving, marine survey, and working on boats is all we do, right? Not quite! For every hour we spend in the field, we spend another seven to ten hours working in the lab to accomplish our mission. The fall, winter, and spring are usually spent organizing and [...]

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