1/16/18 Report - 16th Century Shipwreck Near Canaveral. International Dispute. Space X Rocket. Treasure Coast Beaches.

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Space X Rocket From Cape Canaveral
Photo by Chris N.

Chris N. caught this nice photo of a rocket launch from the cape.  He also found a whale rib.

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For the last several weeks, the country with the most readers of this blog other than the United States was France.  I don't know why that is  Over the years France hasn't ranked that high.

I came across an article, which might or might not have something to do with it.  The article isn't the latest news, but I thought it might still be worth addressing.

16th-Century Shipwreck Off Florida Is Causing an International Dispute  That is the title of the article.  Below is an excerpt from the article found in LiveScience.

... "Classically, treasure hunters are supposed to be snatch-and-grab type of people, and they're only interested in shiny stuff — but that's not the case anymore," Sinclair told Live Science. "People who actually want to do this from the private sector have to come up to a pretty rigid set of rules, regulations and specifications to do the work that they want to do."

Even so, the judge in the case will probably rule that the sunken artifacts came from a French ship, likely Ribault's flagship Le Trinite, said Chuck Meide, an underwater and maritime archaeologist who heads the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) at Florida's St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum.

LAMP and the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum are funded, in part, by grants from the state of Florida, but Meide is not involved in the case involving France, Florida and GME.

"In my opinion, it certainly looks like it is the La Trinité," Meide told Live Science. "It's hard to know these things, but I'm cautiously optimistic that, when presented with the evidence, the judge will agree that this is one of those French Ships and probably the Trinité," he said.

Here is the link for the rest of the article.

https://www.livescience.com/60859-shipwreck-excavation-awaits-court-ruling.html

After reading the article I was even more convinced that Florida will not be issuing many, if any, new salvage leases  They'll just issue exploratory leases and learn what they can and then not issue a salvage lease.  They'll tie up the wreck or assign it to some foreign government or something.  That is my opinion.

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One time I posted a a note  from George of Loxahatchee who wanted to find some hunting buddies.  Steve in Sebastian contacted George and is glad he did.   I guess that worked out well, so if anyone else is wanting to find a hunting buddy, send me your email address, tell me where you are located and any other important information, and I'll post it.

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Surf At John Brooks Beach Monday Just Before Low Tide

Monday the Treasure Coast was getting some good north winds at something like 25 knots.

The beach there was mushy all the way down to the water line.

Below are a couple more pictures from the same beach and time.

Looking South From John Brooks Beach Monday Just Before Low Tide

There was one detectorist working the water line up towards the condos.

John Brooks Beach Monday Just Before Low Tide.

I didn't see any of the beaches anywhere else Monday.  Some could have been better than John Brooks.  The wind was pretty strong from the north.  The surf was more from the east at John Brooks.

I just got these pictures from Searape and Turtle Trails from Alberto S.  Thanks Alberto.

Searape Trail Around 4:45 Monday.
Photo by Alberto S.

Turtle Trail  Near 5 PM Monday.
Photo by Alberto S.

Alberto also said Wabasso was closed for dune restoration.


Tuesday the wind is still form the north but not a directly.  It doesn't seem to be as strong either.

The surf will be decreasing today.



Tomorrow or sometimes soon, I'll talk about the skills required for successful metal detecting.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

9/23/16 Report - French Shipwreck Off Cape Canaveral. Drones. Living With An Artifact. And More.

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of TreasureBeachesReport.blogspot.com.

French Shipwreck Off Cape Canaveral.
Source: Daily Mail link below.

Not long ago I mentioned the Ribault survivor camp near Cape Canaveral.  A 16th century French shipwreck was found near there.

Here is a bit of the WESH news report.

...Just a couple of miles from Jetty Park, a popular swimming beach, divers found canons made of bronze and iron; anchors, crusted with marine growth; and the Fleur de Lis, along with a French coat of arms archaeologists call priceless. And maritime wreckage is around 400 years old.

Finders, working for the company Global Marine Exploration, said they’ve discovered the remains of what appear to be three French ships. The origin of the ships will be difficult to verify, they said.

The ships could be from the French colonial period on the Florida coast, around the year 1560, Global Marine Exploration archaeologist Jim Sinclair said. The ships may have sunk in a hurricane, he said...

And here is the link, which also provides a video showing, among other things, part of the wreck under water.

http://www.wesh.com/news/evidence-of-centuriesold-shipwrecks-found-off-cape-canaveral/41140354

Also.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3749792/16th-century-Spanish-shipwrecks-Cape-Canaveral-filled-stolen-French-treasure.html
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Ancient Roman ruins that lie hidden below the surface at the Apennine Mountains of Italy have largely escaped discovery because the rugged terrain makes them difficult to spot by foot and dangerous to find by airplane.

Now, using small airborne drones archaeologists have found that an ancient settlement in the Apennines was much more dense and organized than previously thought, a new study reveals. The study offered evidence that drones could help uncover more unknown sites in mountains worldwide...

Here is that link.

http://www.livescience.com/56186-drones-reveal-ancient-cult-site-italy.html

Sam's Club was selling what appeared to me to be decent drones not long ago for around four hundred dollars.   I don't remember the exact price.

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You might be interested in the book Turquois Mosaic Art in Ancient Mexiko by Marshall Saville.  Mexico with a K is actually how it is spelled in the listing.

You can preview it online by clicking here.

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Darrell Strickland said the following about the dagger that I posted not long ago.

I knew the owner and that was a long time ago. It did resell past few years. The owner, Jack Williams, is deceased, and not sure if Dana (son) is the one that relisted it.

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A buried train trestle was uncovered by a construction crew.

Click here for the video.

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When you live with an artifact for a while, it seems to change with you.  It amazes me how after many years an old object can take on new meaning.

Sometimes you run across more information or see pictures or something that relates to the object. Other times it just seems like you just get a new feeling about what it might be or where it came from.  That can happen over a period of many years.  That amazes me sometimes.  I guess it is just everything coming together to lead you to a new idea or perception.

I have mystery items that I haven't positively identified after a period of years and years, but as time goes by I generally tend to get a feeling about what the item most likely is.  I still wait hoping to see something that proves to my satisfaction one way or another, and sometimes that happens, but more often than not, it is a matter of some level of confidence rather than proof.  Nonetheless, the process is fascinating to me.

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Karl is a tropical storm once again.  It still doesn't seem to be headed this way though.  Neither is Lisa.

We'll be having a two to four foot surf for a few days.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net