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1	History of the 1715 Fleet A Maritime Tragedy off the East Coast of Florida Presented to the Florida Humanities Council by John de Bry, Ph.D Center for Historical Archaeology Sunday, February 19, 2006
2	Christopher Columbus Discovers the New World October 12, 1492 (Julian) (October 21 according to the Gregorian Calendar)
3	The First Settlements
4	Between 1492 and 1521 112 Ships are Known to Have Been Lost
5	Major Port Cities
6	Routes of the Spanish Fleets
7	The War of Succession 1701-1715
8	24 July 1715 A Large Fleet Sails out of Havana Harbor, Combining the Fleets of Tierra Firme, Nueva España, Honduras, and Barlovento
9	Of the Twelve Vessels Making Up the Fleet, One is a French Ship Named Le Griffon Under the Command of Captain Antoine d’Aire
10	Le Griffon French Navy Frigate of the Fourth Rank Built in Brest in 1705 500-Ton Burden 124 Feet long, 33 Feet Wide 48 Cannon Crew of 250 in peace Time; 280 in War Time
11	Havana Harbor
12	Routes taken by the Grifon
13	The Storm
14	Sinking on the Florida Coast
15	Modern-Day Discovery 1950s-1960
16	1715 Fleet Wreck Sites
17	The Glitter…
18	Gold & Silver Bars
19	Gold Cufflinks
20	Gold Shoe Buckle
21	Order of the Holy Spirit
22	Gold Rings
23	Gold and Diamond Pendant
24	Rare All-Gold Rosary
25	Rosary Close-up
26	Gold Snuffbox
27	Snuffbox Top
28	Wonderful stuff, right? …but what about archaeology?
29	Destructive Excavation Methods Used by Treasure Hunters
30	in situ Recording
31	Documenting the Findings
32	Field Recording & Drawing
33	Photography
34	Cataloging Artifacts
35	Site Plan
36	Drawing of Artifacts
37	Laboratory Work & Conservation
38	Conservation & Museum Exhibits
39	Analysis of Cultural Material
40	Reports & Publications
41	Archival Research
42	Following the Paper Trail
43	The Manuscripts, The Evidence
44	The Goal of Archaeology is to Mesh the Skeletal Archaeological Remains with the Archival Record to Arrive at a Viable Interpretation of the Cultural History of Any Given Site
45	The Future of the 1715 Fleet The Next Battle? Who will Find and Excavate a New 1715 Fleet Shipwreck? Treasure Hunters or Achaeologists? What is Best for the People of Florida?
46	The End PowerPoint® Design & Presentation by John de Bry, Ph.D. Center for Historical Archaeology 285 Provincial Drive Indialantic, Florida 32903 A non-profit Organization “Working for the Future by Preserving the past” jdebry@historicalarchaeology.org http://historicalarchaeology.org