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Conference paper
Return to Blackwater: Old Sites and New Discoveries in a Ship's Graveyard
Southeastern Archaeological Conference, 81 (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 11/04/2025–11/07/2025)
11/06/2025
Abstract
The vicinity of Shield’s Point in Blackwater Bay, Santa Rosa County, Florida represents a ship’s graveyard that has been investigated by archaeologists for over three decades. The graveyard slowly formed as vessels were mothballed following the decline of the lumber industry, and these sites have remained well-preserved in the benign conditions of the estuary. In June of 2025, the University of West Florida returned to Shield’s Point during the underwater field school. In addition to conducting site assessments, students discovered a new vessel in the midst of the known sites.
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- Title
- Return to Blackwater: Old Sites and New Discoveries in a Ship's Graveyard
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
- Conference
- Southeastern Archaeological Conference, 81 (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, 11/04/2025–11/07/2025)
- Number of pages
- 8
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99381552966306600
- Academic Unit
- Community & Outreach; Anthropology and Archaeology; College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities; Archaeology Institute
- Language
- English