Since we left Costa Rica a lot has happened. The semester has seen most of the students back in class, busily working on papers and […]
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Finishing the Cannon Site
Today, two groups basically finished working on the cannon and anchor site. My group was in charge of taking the compass bearings for each of […]
Read moreTrilateration, Trials, and Tribulations
After a successful day of diving and rectifying the spatial distances between each cannon yesterday, my team was confident that finishing the last of these […]
Read moreLow Visibility? No Problema!
Today’s diving consisted of low visibility, persistence, and good communication. Visibility varied between <1 foot to 1 ½ feet depending on of the amount of […]
Read moreDiscovering Cannon – recording what we found
During this morning’s dive, the group was tasked with using proforma to mark, measure, and sketch the cannon we found the previous day. This task […]
Read more3D Model of Old Brickell Cannon
In preparation for field school, the class visited Greenville’s Town Commons to practice recording cannon using the Nautical Archaeology Society’s (NAS) proforma. Various measurements and […]
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