Keel
The only opportunity to examine the ship’s keel occurred during test excavation of the port pump well. The keel has a sided thickness of 22 cm, which corresponds to the width of the mainmast mortise.
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
- The Expedition of Tristan de Luna y Arellano
- Later Spanish Explorations
- Luna’s Ships
Archaeological Background
- Previous Research
- Pensacola Shipwreck Survey
- Discovery of the Emanuel Point Ship
- Site Stratigraphy
- Research Strategy
- Excavation Strategy
- Grid Coordinate System
- Logistics and Equipment
Ships Architecture
Disarticulated Outboard Hull Remains
Ship's Hardware
Galley Features
Organic Ship’s Debris
Vertebrate Faunal Remains
Invertebrate Remains
Botanical Remains
- Timber Identifications
- Dunnage
- Rope or Cordage
- Food Remains
- Other Useful Plant Materials
- Miscellaneous Plant Remains
- Discussion
- Pollen Analysis
Ceramics
Ordnance
Armor
Other Materials
Conservation
- Ceramics
- Iron
- Lead
- Cupreous Artifacts
- Faunal Materials
- Botanical Materials
- Textiles and Rope
- Insects
- Stone
- Wood and Leather
- Other Artifacts
- Future Considerations