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The first of the three
field seasons funded by the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum took place
in 1998. The research design, or objective, of this field season was to
re-investigate magnetometer hits recorded in 1995 and 1997, perform ground
truth investigations on these targets, locate and identify any remaining
hull structure, and map and measure artifacts encountered along the way.
The 1997 site tests had revealed three anchors and eight cannon on the
Tube Site. These were relocated with a magnetometer in 1998. The site
was excavated with a two-inch water induction dredge. Each of the cannons
were measured, mapped, and videoed in-situ. All were heavily encrusted
with calcifications. The northernmost cannon had rolled away from the
other seven during the wrecking process, and therefore was not encrusted
to the other guns. This gun was selected for recovery as it could be done
without disturbing the rest.
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