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There have been four accepted archaeological surveys made in the Upper Keys: Dr. John M. Goggin in 1944-49 and the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy (AHC) in 1985, and local archaeologists Irving Eyster in 1964-5 and Duncan Mathewson in 1990 (continuing to the present).
San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park located in 18 feet (5.5 m) of water, approximately 1.25 nautical miles (2.32 km) south of Indian Key. It became the second Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it opened to the public in 1989.
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- The 1733 New Spain Fleet
- San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve
- San Felipe: A Galleon Frozen in Time
- 30 Years of Research
- 18Th-Century Shipwrecks, 21St-Century Technology
- Looking to The Future
The New Spain fleet under the command of Don Rodrigo de Torres left Havana Harbor on Friday, July 13, 1733, to return to Spain with treasures from the New World. Encountering a hurricane passing through the Florida Keys the next day, the fleet was unable to turn back to Havana; most of the fleet was scattered and sunk along 80 miles of Florida coas...
Indiana University (IU) and Florida State University (FSU) collaborated in the summer of 1988 to assess the 1733 shipwreck sites as potential candidates for the creation of a new marine protected area (MPA) that would protect the site as both an archaeological preserve and public shipwreck park. After looking at several different 1733 shipwreck sit...
Less than a mile from the San Pedro’s busypark is the silent resting place of the San Felipe. Sitting on deck after a dive on the San Felipe, watching the heavy boat traffic around the San Pedro, you can imagine the chaos of July 14, 1733, unfold as the crew of the San Felipe watched the San Pedrosink while desperately fighting to avoid the same fa...
Beeker and his team of researchers are currently partnering with the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) to return to these sites and examine both human and environmental impacts over time on the cultural and biological resources of the 1733 shipwrecks. IU has worked closely with NOAA over the past 30 years to document and monitor these ...
Current research by IU and NOAA on the San Pedroand San Felipeuses a relatively new and exciting technique called structure-from-motion photogrammetry. The core idea behind this technology is that with enough 2-D pictures of an object or area, specialized computer software can stitch together those images and create a 3-D model. The resulting 3-D m...
“One of the most pressing environmental concerns of our time is the deteriorating health of Earth’s natural ecosystems under a warming climate,” explained Johnson, an evolutionary paleoecologist and associate director of IU’s Center for Underwater Science. “We are beginning to cause irreversible damage to the cultural and biological resources of ou...
June 14-27, 2021. From June 14 to 27, 2021, a multidisciplinary team carried out a remote sensing and diving survey to locate and characterize archaeological sites west of Key West, Florida, in an area within Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) known as the “Quicksands.”
Ten of the 15 1850-era beacons are located within Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Archaeological surveys conducted in 2014 and earlier located the remains of many of these beacons, while some geographic locations are only known from historical sources.
San Pedro Underwater. Archaeological Preserve. Top Rated Florida Keys Diving Site. Opened in 1989, the San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park is the second Underwater Preserve in Florida. As a Florida State Park, it's also somewhat unique in that access is via boat only.
San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park | Florida State Parks. Remains of a Dutch-built ship sits encased in ballasts, stones and coral off Indian Key. Hours. 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year. Fees. No fee required. Location. 77200 Overseas Highway. Islamorada FL 33036. Get directions. Contact Info. 305-664-2540. Park Menu.
