2/15/18 Report - Ongoing Archaeology on Cape Canaveral. USS Hornet Found. Ancient Boat Workshop Found.

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View of USS Hornet

Source: See CBS News link below.

I've been seeing reports of recent archaeological investigations at Cape Canaveral. They feel some urgency to do it now before it is lost due to climate change.

Here is an excerpt from one report.

… There are over 30,000 recorded archaeological sites in Florida, FPAN Central Region Director Jeff Moates said.

Of those sites, roughly 3,000 are at risk of a 1-meter or 3-feet sea level rise. If sea levels rise to 2 meters or 6 feet, about 4,000 sites could be eroded or inundated.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sea levels are rising at an alarming rate. In 2017, global mean sea level was 3 inches above the 1993 average — the highest annual average in the satellite record, NOAA data shows...

Here is the link for the rest of the article.

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2019/02/14/at-floridas-gateway-to-space-archaeologists-are-in-a-race-against-time/2849364002/


Here is an excerpt from another article on the same subject.

… Due to climate change and sea level rise, a lot of these sites are going to be eroded in 20 to 25 years," said Thomas Penders, the 45th Space Wing's cultural resources manager.  

The team is conducting three-dimensional mapping of the facility's historic launch complexes and laser scanning of a Native American burial mound using ground-penetrating radar.

The fact that you have all of these things on top of each other in time is really interesting as an archaeologist to explore," said Lon Collins, a USF professor...

Here is that link.


https://www.wftv.com/weather/space/archaeologists-race-to-preserve-cape-canaveral-air-force-station-s-past/918458991

My perspective is different.  I find it hard to imagine that you can walk very many places on this earth where people haven't been before and left something behind in the process.  I guess that is because I've found so many things in so many out-of-the-way places.   According to their criteria, which in my opinion should be more specific, it would seem that the most of the world is an archaeological site.

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The research vessel Petrel is perched on a spot in the South Pacific Ocean that was anything but peaceful 77 years ago. Then, it was the scene of a major World War II battle between the U.S. and the Imperial Japanese Navies. For the U. S. aircraft carrier USS Hornet, it would be her last battle.

Now, researchers are revealing Petrel found the wreckage of the USS Hornet in late January – exactly what they were looking for. The ship was found more than 17,000 feet below the surface, on the floor of the South Pacific Ocean near the Solomon Islands. The USS Hornet is best known for launching the important Doolittle Raid in April of 1942 and its role in winning the Battle of Midway.

Richard Nowatzki, 95 now, was an 18-year-old gunner on Hornet when enemy planes scored several hits, reports CBS News' Mark Phillips... 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-hornet-wreckage-world-war-two-warship-discovered/

Mr. Nowatzki told them there was forty dollars in his locker, if they found it.  Imagine the personal belongings of all those young men still locked away deep below the ocean.  More important is the sacrifices of those young fellows that went off to war so many years ago.

The Petrel is Paul Allen's research vessel that has explored and discovered other WW II wrecks.

https://www.paulallen.com/?s=&category_type=RV%20Petrel

Paul Allen is the co-founder of Microsoft.

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Source: See Ahram link below.

Excavations carried out by an Egyptian mission at the Tel Abu Seify archaeological site in Northern Sinai uncovered the remains of a limestone building that was once a workshop for the construction and repair of boats and vessels during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The site is said to have been the location of the Roman fortress of Silla.

Here is the link for more about that.

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/41/325517/Heritage/GrecoRoman/Ancient-workshop-for-construction-of-boats-uncover.aspx

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Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

8/23./17 Report - What Some Treasure Coast Beaches Look Like. Microsoft Co-Founder Finds Sunken Ship.

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blgospot.com.

South Hutchinson Island Looking South Towards John Brooks

I took a look to see what was happening with the beaches since 92L was just off-shore and we also had some high tides.  I looked at a few beaches along South Hutchinson Island a little before low tide.

Cuts began north of John Brooks up by the condos.  They weren't big cuts and there was seaweed, which means that they were starting to refill already at that point.

Looking North From John Brooks.

These cuts look bigger than they were.  They were about one foot and did not vary much anywhere.

Between John Brooks And Frederick Douglas.

 The cuts continued for what I would think was a mile or more about the same height all the way.

Walton Rocks.

 There were no cuts at Walton Rocks.  The beach front there was low and flat.  There was a scooped out area just north of the main access.  The rocks were mostly covered near with and at low tide when I was there.

Jensen Beach.

At Jensen Beach there was also a very flat front beach that extended well out from the slope.  Still some swimmers and sun bathers out, but not nearly as many as before school started.

At least there was some movement of sand.  I'd like to see a lot more, and it is going to take a lot more movement before most of the beaches become very productive again.  Don't know if it is going to happen this summer.

92L is giving us some rain and thunder this morning, while the remnants of Harvey is forming again and heading towards Texas.

The surf is going to increase about a foot today but the tides are still going to be nice and big.

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What do you do after you become a billionaire?   Go find sunken ships!

That is what Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen did.


"We've located the wreckage of the USS Indianapolis in Philippine Sea at 5500m below the sea."

That tweet from entrepreneur and billionaire Paul Allen around 12:20 p.m. Saturday confirmed what many have been searching for since the ship was sunk on July 30, 1945...
Here is the link for the rest of that story.

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/08/19/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-finds-lost-wwii-ship-uss-indianapolis/583334001/

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A 200-plus year-old statue of Christopher Columbus was vandalized by protesters.  I think they must be protesting the first undocumented Italian or Spanish ( both seemed to claim him when it seemed like a good thing ) immigrant to the New World.  They probably think he fought in the Civil War.  Or are they protesting the atrocities of the Spanish conquest, looting and slaughter.  Who knows? Trouble with knowledge is that things are not as simple as they might have seemed before the facts got in the way.

Here is a link about the vandalism.

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/21/oldest-christopher-columbus-monument-in-the-us-vandalized-in-baltimore/23156167/


Happy hunting,
TresaureGuide @comcast.net

3/4/15 Report - Lead Leads To Gold. $4.8 Million In Gold Bars Stolen. Sunken Japanese Warship Found? Sinking Coins.

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Japanese WW II Warship
Possibly Discovered by
Apple Co-founder Paul Allen.
Source of Photos: see aol.com link.

Japanese Warship?

What do you do after founding one of the most admired and successful American tech companies and earning millions of dollars?  That's easy!  Go treasure hunting.  

That is what Apple co-founder Paul Allen did.  Here is the link for the rest of the story and more photos.

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/03/04/microsoft-co-founder-says-he-found-sunken-japan-wwii-warship/21149409/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D622391

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I received the following in an email from Joe D.

Our beach conditions in West Palm have been just as poor as the Treasure Coast. The renurishment projects have hit full swing in Palm Beach and Juipiter! In Palm Beach the sand is going out as quick as they haul it in, and making a secondary beach at low tide! But much of it is mushy and useless to hunt! The primary low tide area has had a lot of shells though with lots of iron, sea glass, and old worn brick pieces, but few coins! Could be that I have become too comfortable with my smaller coil and am not going deep enough! But I have had good luck this week using it on old vacant lots and small park areas! Today I hit several areas that I like to call "drive-by's" that I have made mental notes of in my daily travels. Some I only quick-scanned! The small roadside parks won out over the vacant lots today! The second park I went to produced a nice working watch on the first swing! That's the first time I have hit something good so quickly! 

I have a question that I would like you and your readers to try and help me solve! In your expert opinion, in very damp rich soil, how deep will coins sink with the constant action of earthworms? I have been finding that in a few of the places I hunt, the relatively modern coins are much deeper than they should be! And older coins that should be there are all but nonexistent! ( too deep??) And I know for a fact that these places have had NO fill added to create this challenge!

Thanks much for the beach report Joe! 

On Joe's question concerning how fast coins sink in rich soil, I want to see what you all have to say.
Send me your thoughts.  I'll gather everyone's thoughts and give a summary in a few days.

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Here is an interesting story.  275 pounds of gold bars worth 4.8 million dollars were stolen from an armored truck after the truck reportedly had mechanical difficulties along I 95.

Here is the link of the story and also the source of the photo.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/03/gold-bars-stolen-armored-truck-heist-4-million_n_6789870.html


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Not long ago I mentioned he Magruder and Dare heading back to the Margarita site.  Rough weather sent them back to port, but before returning they found an encrusted object, musket ball, pot shards and various ballast stones.
 

If you've been reading this blog very long you read when I said that gold rings are sometimes found with lead sinkers.  I just read that Mel Fisher always said,“Lead leads to gold!”  I hadn't heard that said by anyone else before.

One time that sticks out in my mind was when I was digging a hole in shallow water.  The first three dug objects were one-ounce round sinkers.  The fourth was a one ounce 14K gold class ring.

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Thanks for the emails.   Send me your thoughts on how fast coins sink in rich soil.

It looks like we'll be stuck with something like a three-foot surf for a  while.  The wind will be from the South for a couple of days.  Not very encouraging.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net