Florida Department of State

Division of Historical Resources

Emanuel Point Ship Archaeological Investigations, 1992-1995

The Emanuel Point Ship: Archaeological Investigations, 1992-1995, Preliminary Report

by Roger C. Smith, James Spirek, John Bratten, and Della Scott-Ireton

Bureau of Archaeological Research
Division of Historical Resources
Florida Department of State

November 1995

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Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Introduction

Historical Background

Early Spanish Explorations

Archaeological Background

Previous Research

Ships Architecture

Forward Structure

Disarticulated Outboard Hull Remains

Ship's Hardware

Galley Features

Organic Ship’s Debris

Vertebrate Faunal Remains

Invertebrate Remains

Botanical Remains

Timber Identifications

Ceramics

Ordnance

Armor

Other Materials

Conservation

Conclusion

Recommendations

References

Appendix

List of Tables

Table I. Ships of the Luna Fleet
Table II. Shipwreck Sites Recorded by the Penscola Shipwreck Survey
Table III. Hull Scantling Measurements from the Emanuel Point Ship
Table IV. Comparison of Fasteners with South’s Spanish Nail Model
Table V. Ballast Stone Indentifications from the Emanuel Point Ship
Table VI. Vertebrate Taxa Identified from the Emanuel Point Ship
Table VII. Summary of Black Rat (Rattus rattus) Identified Bone Elements
Table VIII. Faunal Specimens Identified from the Emanuel Point Ship
Table IX. Wood and Dunnage Identifications from the Emanuel Point Ship
Table X. Archaeobotanical Identifications from the Emanuel Point Ship
Table XI. Chronological Chart of Shipwreck Olive Jar Rim Profiles
Table XII. Ceramics Recovered from the Emanuel Point Ship
Table XIII. Shot Recovered from the Emanuel Point Ship
Table XIV. Summary of Artifacts Recovered from the Emanuel Point Ship

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