Santa Maria de Galve Shipwreck (Florida, USA)
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Dates: May 7 to August 3, 2001 (summer session) and August 27 to December 14, 2001 (fall semester).
Excavators: John Bratton and Coz Cozzi, University of West Florida Archaeology Institute
Description: UWF is conducting a seven-month excavation of a shipwreck in conjunction with two field schools. The ship is a large, well-preserved, New-World-built Spanish vessel believed to have sunk in Pensacola Bay during a hurricane in 1705, and was associated with the first permanent Spanish settlement in PensacolaPresidio Santa Maria de Galve (1698-1719). In addition to daily field work, participants will attend lectures and discussions on the history of Pensacola, Florida, nautical archaeology, material culture and archival research.
Type of Work: Field activities will include recording, mapping, excavation by dredging, sorting dredge spoil, artifact plotting and recovery, site photography, and botanical sampling. When not diving, students will perform topside duties such as dive tending and support, artifact identification and recording, as well as database entry. Laboratory work will include the stabilization and conservation of artifacts from a marine environment and interpretative techniques.
Location: Pensacola Bay, offshore Florida
Open to: Applicants must be dive certified by a nationally recognized association (e.g. NAUI, PADI, etc.) and bring their own diving equipment (exclusive of tanks and weights). Enrollment is limited to twenty (20) students. Individuals who want to participate, but not earn college credits, will be admitted on a case-by-case basis, if openings are available.
Accommodations: Students are responsible for their own housing and meals. The University has dorm rooms and there are apartments on campus and nearby. Arrangements can be made through University Housing, and our faculty and staff can also help.
Other Stuff: Field trips to local archaeological sites, collections and interpretive sites around northwest Florida are scheduled. Participants may assist UWF in examining other known and suspected shipwreck sites and in surveying with remote sensing devices.
Cost: Tuition: The field course can be taken for 1 to 9 semester hours credit. All UWF Archaeology Track students must take it for 9 hours credit [ANT 4835]. In-state tuition is US$79 Per semester hour and Out-of-state costs are US$324 per hour.
Application and Selection: An application form should be obtained via e-mail from Drs. Bratten or Cozzi (jbratten@uwf.edu or coz@uwf.edu) must be received by April 15, 2001. Notification of selection will be made no later than May 1, 2001.
Contact: John R. Bratten, Ph.D. 850-474-2706 (voice) 850-474-2764 (fax) jbratten@uwf.edu or J. COZ Cozzi, Ph.D. 850-857-6321 (voice) 850-474-2764 (fax) coz@uwf.edu University of West Florida Archaeology Institute 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514-5751
Elsewhere on the Web:
University of West Florida Archaeology
Departmental home page.
