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Navy discovers centuries-old Spanish ship buried in sand [ Pensacola ]
Albuquerque Tribune ^ | June 2, 2006 | Associated Press

Posted on 06/02/2006 10:47:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Navy construction crews have unearthed a rare Spanish ship that was buried for centuries under sand on Pensacola's Naval Air Station, archaeologists confirmed. The vessel could date to the mid-16th century, when the first Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was founded here... But the exposed portion looks more like ships from a later period because of its iron bolts, said Elizabeth Benchley, director of the Archaeology Institute at the University of West Florida... The exposed keel of the ship juts upward from the sandy bottom of the pit and gives some guess of the vessel's form. Archaeologists estimated the rest of the ship is buried by about 75 feet of sand. During initial work to determine the ship's origin, archaeologists found ceramic tiles, ropes and pieces of olive jars. The settlement was founded in 1559; its exact location is a mystery.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: archaeology; godsgravesglyphs; shipwreck

1 posted on 06/02/2006 10:47:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: indcons; Pharmboy; Berosus
Thought you might like this one.

Just adding this to the GGG catalog, not sending a general distribution.

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2 posted on 06/02/2006 10:47:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

"It's going to be very expensive because it's so deeply buried, and we would have to have grant money," she said."

---Come on, It's only 75 feet of sand it's buried in. The DIMRats spend more money on worthless crap, how hard would it be for them to hit up a "art loving" DimRat or two to ask for donations.
If i had Gobillions of dollars to burn i would definately be interested in donating some.


3 posted on 06/02/2006 10:54:22 PM PDT by 1FASTGLOCK45 (FreeRepublic: More fun than watching Dem'Rats drown like Turkeys in the rain! ! !)
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To: SunkenCiv

At least a little good may have come from Hurricane Ivan -- I am assuming the construction is due to Ivan's destruction.


4 posted on 06/02/2006 11:02:00 PM PDT by old-ager
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To: old-ager

Yeah, quite correct, I didn't quote that part.


5 posted on 06/02/2006 11:12:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: 1FASTGLOCK45

Maybe they could relocate the Chocolate City there, since they like living below sea level on the coast!


6 posted on 06/03/2006 2:59:34 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (I'd rather be carrying a shotgun with Dick, than riding shotgun with a Kennedyl!)
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To: rawcatslyentist

"Maybe they could relocate the Chocolate City there, since they like living below sea level on the coast!"

What are you saying??? Keep the Chocolate City in Lousyana....they so deserve eachother!

If anything, relocate the entire state to Mexico....consider it retribution.


7 posted on 06/03/2006 3:25:13 AM PDT by Howie66 ("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.")
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To: 1FASTGLOCK45
Come on, It's only 75 feet of sand it's buried in. The DIMRats spend more money on worthless crap, how hard would it be for them to hit up a "art loving

The actual cost to dig would be nothing compared to the cost of preparing the environmental impact statement.

8 posted on 06/03/2006 5:35:14 AM PDT by cowboyway (My heroes have always been cowboys.)
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To: cowboyway

and the Environmental Lawsuits afterwards!:P


9 posted on 06/03/2006 9:21:47 AM PDT by neb52
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To: neb52

Then there's the probable restraining order by the marketing department of St. Augustine, FL - America's Oldest City. Founded by the Spanish in 1565.


10 posted on 06/03/2006 1:52:02 PM PDT by Rte66
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To: Rte66

The settlement in Pensacola was first - 1559. However it was later abandoned.

St. Augustine was established in 1565 and has been continuously occupied ever since.

So St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied city the the US. But the settlement at Pensacola was established first.


11 posted on 06/04/2006 6:33:11 PM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: chaosagent

I know that; I was making a joke.


12 posted on 06/04/2006 8:49:44 PM PDT by Rte66
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