The 2008 North East Florida Symposium on Maritime Archaeology

The second Annual Northeast Florida Symposium on Maritime Archaeology, sponsored by the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) and the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM-NERR), was held in St. Augustine, Florida from March 12th through the 15th, 2008. The Symposium included three days of presentations by invited speakers covering a host of topics including prehistoric underwater archaeology, conservation of artifacts from underwater sites, the archaeology of shipwreck sites in Florida and around the world, management of submerged cultural resources, and graduate student archaeological research projects. These were held at the GTM-NERR Education Center just north of St. Augustine. The final day of the Symposium coincided with the St. Augustine Lighthouse's Maritime Festival, a family-oriented event held at the Lighthouse and expected to draw thousands for a day of fun, food, music, and maritime-oriented games and activities.

All lectures, workshops, and presentations were FREE and open to the public. Interested individuals may have attended all of the presentations, or may have choosen to come and go as they please throughout the three days (Wednesday - Friday) of slideshow sessions and the Lighthouse Festival on Saturday. There were fees for (optional) lunches at the GTM-NERR, the dinner reception at the Lighthouse, and the Friday afternoon river cruise/sonar demonstration.

One of many themes at this year's Symposium was the archaeology of pirate ships, as our keynote speaker David Moore discussed the ongoing excavations of the North Carolina wreck believed to be that of Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge, while Frederick Hanselmann returned early from an excavation in Dominican Republic waters of a 17th century shipwreck believed to have belonged to Captain Kidd. Other papers discussed the deepwater excavation by remotely operated vehicles of a 4,000-ft-deep shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico, the problem with treasure hunting and the 1715 Spanish fleet lost off Florida's Atlantic Coast, the Revolutionary War privateer Defense, and an update on LAMP's archaeological work in St. Augustine waters.

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Download the 2008 Symposium Program

SYMPOSIUM EVENTS

Wednesday March 12th

• Presentations at the GTM-NERR, 8:30-4:30
• Keynote Address: "A Decade of Pirate Perspective: An Assessment of Ten Years of Historical and Archaeological Research Relating to the Remains of Blackbeard's Flagship Queen Anne's Revenge," 8:00 pm in the Flagler Room, Flagler College

Thursday March 13th

• Choose either:
• Guided tour of the Castillo de San Marcos, downtown St. Augustine, 9:00-12:00
  -OR-
• Shipwreck Artifact Recording Workshop, GTM-NERR, 9:00-12:00
• Lunch and Presentations at the GTM-NERR, 12:00-4:30
• Dinner Reception at the Lighthouse, 7:00-10:00 pm

Friday March 14th

• Presentations at the GTM-NERR, 8:30-4:30
• River cruise and Side-Scan Sonar demonstration on board Victory III ($20 with free drinks included while they last; student price $10), 5:00 -7:00 pm

Saturday March 15th: Lighthouse Maritime Festival, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

• Food, fun, drink and games for the whole family
• Archaeological displays by LAMP, FPAN, and the St. Augustine Archaeological Association
• Encore Symposium lectures at 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, and 3:00 pm
• 5k run at 4:00 pm

MORE INFORMATION ON THE 2008 SYMPOSIUM

• Read the LAMPost Blog about the 2008 Sympoosium
• List of Speakers
• Symposium Presentations
• Download a flyer promoting the Symposium (PDF)
• Hotel Information, Directions, and Visitor Information
• View last year's Symposium web page
• Read the blog entry from last year's Symposium

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