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Newsletter September 2006  

ADMAT's Maritime Archaeological Centre Opens in Monte Cristi in the Dominican Republic.

Press Release

ADMAT Opens a Maritime Archaeological Centre in Monte Cristi

ADMAT are delighted to announce that their Maritime Archaeological Centre in Monte Cristi is now open. ADMAT has taken a lease on a complex of large dilapidated buildings which they have just completed the first stage of refurbishment. The Centre is designed to house up to 12 students in bunk style accommodation and has around 12,000 sqft of conservation tanks as well as wet and dry lab space. The centre is almost self sufficient having mains power, back up 6KVA inverter with battery bank, generator, full kitchen, diving station with compressor and tanks and conservation facilities. The conservation tanks currently hold many artefacts from the Tile Wreck as they are scientifically examined and documented.

The building was formally a shrimp farming project which had been empty for a decade or so. After a number of months refurbishing the centre is now the office for ADMAT in the Dominican Republic. The Centre will be used as an operational base for the continued survey of the Tile Wreck and other sites in 2007, as ADMAT assists the Government in the preservation of their Underwater Cultural Heritage.

For photographs please click on the link below:

Before refurbishment:

After refurbishment:

For additional information contact:

Dr. Simon Spooner at: maritime_archaeology@yahoo.co.uk

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