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Conference paper
Return to Blackwater: Old Sites and New Discoveries in a Ship's Graveyard
Date presented 11/06/2025
Southeastern Archaeological Conference, 11/04/2025–11/07/2025, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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.