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By Simon Q. Spooner - President, Co Founder
and Principal Investigator - ADMAT
It gives me great pleasure in introducing you to this web site. ADMAT was created in 2001 and since then has strived to protect the underwater cultural heritage in the Caribbean and other locations. At the moment we information on about 1,000 historic shipwrecks which need recording, documentation and protection. You will find numerous pictures on this web site, of our archaeological work. Our success in the Florida Keys for NOAA and FKNMS, as well as previous projects undertaken in St Kitts for their Government and our work in the Dominican Republic, are all displayed. This site is probably one of the largest maritime archaeological web sites available today. The exciting work in the Dominican Republic, is extremely special to me, as we continue the maritime archaeological work on The Tile Wreck, and Le Casimir, amongst other important wrecks. With success of our Maritime Archaeological Centre in Monte Cristi, the identification and publication of Le Casimir and the identification of Le Dragon and soon The Tile Wreck we have many interesting things ahead. We have a project continuing on The Tile Wreck in July 2012 and artefact handling courses in Canada and and Monte Cristi in June 2012 which will be a great opportunity for students to get involved. To: Universities, Archaeologists, Divers, Volunteers and Companies, I welcome you all to take part in any way you can. Whether this be to provide equipment, finance, manpower and support, or to actually take part in the archaeological survey; all assistance is greatly appreciated. I know that together we can save these important sites for future generations to enjoy. We aim to preserve and protect, the Underwater Cultural Heritage of these great shipwrecks. As always time is short, especially as we are dealing with the harsh elements of mother nature herself. Each day these site are further destroyed by the wave action, as well as the continual risk of looting and treasure hunters. I look forward to taking part in this exciting project with you! Yours faithfully Simon Dr. Simon Q. Spooner BSc, MRICS, PhD, MIFA
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