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Anglo~Danish Maritime Archaeological Team St Kitts Maritime Archaeological Project 2003 Phase 1 White House Bay Wreck Diving and Underwater Pictures. Page 2 Work Starts With the support of the St. Christopher Heritage Society and The Ministry of Tourism, Commerce & Consumer Affairs |
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This second page shows the team with the great assistance of the St. Christopher-Nevis Defence Force and Coastguard, clearing the wreck site. The visible remains of the great timbers were "dusted down" by hand fanning. The grid was placed over the wreck centred along the presumed keel line. The modern contamination to the site was placed to one side. These were the railway lines which had been placed in the area a number of years ago, in an attempt to make a jetty near by. The five cannons nearby were located and the position marked. The assembling of the grid which fitted the site, was part of ADMAT's PADI Speciality Course "Underwater Survey Diver". |
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| The English ex-military pontoon boats proved excellent for housing the water pumps used to run the dredge. | Matthew struts his stuff before a dive | Nathalie hand fanning the exposed timbers. |
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| Timbers "dusted" by hand fanning. | Nathalie dives down to measure one of the cannons. | Nathalie and Patrick each hand fanning a one meter square in the grid. |
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| Patrick's hand fanning attracts the fishes. | Matthew holding up a decorated pot sherd, his first artefact find on the wreck. | Students Nathalie and Patrick pondering an unknown object .. artefact or not? |
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| Matthew holding a piece of PVC piping for the grid. | Modern contamination on the site, railway tracks. | Louis besides one of the cannons, watching out for those sneaky sea urchins |
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| Lieutenant Jason Maloney of the St. Christopher & Nevis Coast Guard keeps a watchful eye on the students. | Matthew studying the timbers closely. | Pre-excavation. |
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| Matthew bags an artefact. | Ast. Excavation Director Christine Nielsen dives down to work on the dredge. | Brian Mills of the St. Christopher & Nevis Coast Guard. |
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