John:

Congratulations! You have found materials on the surface and in place BUT
what about structures or features? I understand that the site was
investigated before. What were the results then? Did metal detecting find
anything of the 15th Century occupation, then.  Is the site primary or
secondary deposition?

Claudia and I recommend detailed (1 m grid) pXRF soil studies like I did
for Greg Waselkov at Fort Louis de Louisiane.  If you don't have a copy of
my 2007 SHA presentation on that I would be glad to send it to you. pXRF is
extremely useful in characterizing use patterns and finding burials-there
should be a lot of them.

The tabby construction of any structure MAY have a higher K+Ca content.
That is what we found at Ft. Fredericka and what Dave Brewer found at the
Emerellon (sp.) site at Cape Canaveral.

Contrary to what the treasure hunters say, WRI is still actively looking
for the Ribault Massacre, the Ribault Shipwreck sites and La Caroline.
Your work in the earlier work in the Spanish campsites will be invaluable
to our efforts.

Please keep Claudia and myself up to date! WRI would love to work with you
and your excellent team on this VERY WORTHWHILE PROJECT! We are fully
recovered from the injuries we sustained in a gang attack 2010 and want to
get back into the field working with soil and plant pXRF studies.

Sincerely,


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On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 11:11 AM, John Worth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> OK, the cat's finally out of the bag.  We have indeed found the 1559-1561
> Tristan de Luna settlement on Pensacola Bay.
>
> Here's the promised link to the official site with lots of information:
> http://www.uwf.edu/luna
>
> And here's the first major newspaper story from the Pensacola News Journal:
> http://www.pnj.com/longform/news/2015/12/17/we-found-lunas-colony/77449884/
>
> ​--
> John E. Worth, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
> University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514
> Phone: (850) 857-6204    Fax: (850) 857-6278    Email: [log in to unmask]
> Home Page: http://www.uwf.edu/jworth/index.htm
> Field School Blog: http://pensacolacolonialfrontiers.blogspot.com/
>
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 4:52 PM, Brian Mabelitini <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Is it the Luna settlement?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Dec 16, 2015, at 5:50 PM, John Worth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Tim and Geoff,
> > > Just so we're not confusing issues here in this thread, the UWF
> > > announcement tomorrrow has absolutely nothing to do with aliens, Ponce
> de
> > > León, or the San José.  Our announcement relates to Pensacola and a
> > > newly-identified terrestrial site of considerable archaeological
> import,
> > > and I can assure you all that it is wholly professional and legitimate.
> > >
> > > Please just keep an eye out, and I'll try and post a link here on this
> > > listserv as soon as I can tomorrow.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > John
> > > ​--
> > > John E. Worth, Ph.D.
> > > Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
> > > University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL
> 32514
> > > Phone: (850) 857-6204    Fax: (850) 857-6278    Email: [log in to unmask]
> > > Home Page: http://www.uwf.edu/jworth/index.htm
> > > Field School Blog: http://pensacolacolonialfrontiers.blogspot.com/
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 4:00 PM, Timothy K. Perttula <
> > > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> This is nothing but bad archaeological "journalism."
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: 000000106842a59d-dmarc-request <
> > >> [log in to unmask]>
> > >> To: HISTARCH <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> Sent: Wed, Dec 16, 2015 1:52 pm
> > >> Subject: Re: major discovery?
> > >>
> > >> The first thing to come to mind is the Dec. 4 announcement of the
> > >> "discovery" of the wreck of the San José, but that was not anywhere
> near
> > >> Florida.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Bob Hoover
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Timothy Scarlett <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> To: HISTARCH <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> Sent: Wed, Dec 16, 2015 11:18 am
> > >> Subject: major discovery?
> > >>
> > >> Hi all,
> > >> The University of West Florida has scheduled a press conference to
> > >> announce a “major archaeological discovery” related to “the history of
> > >> Pensacola.”  Tomorrow at 10 am.
> > >>
> > >> Any of our Florida colleagues want to give a clue?
> > >>
> > >> Will there be a hashtag???
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://pulsegulfcoast.com/2015/12/uwf-to-announce-major-archaeological-discovery-in-pensacola
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
> http://pulsegulfcoast.com/2015/12/uwf-to-announce-major-archaeological-discovery-in-pensacola
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Tim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > John E. Worth, Ph.D.
> > > Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
> > > University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL
> 32514
> > > Phone: (850) 857-6204    Fax: (850) 857-6278    Email: [log in to unmask]
> > > Home Page: http://www.uwf.edu/jworth/index.htm
> > > Field School Blog: http://pensacolacolonialfrontiers.blogspot.com/
> > > <http://www.uwf.edu/jworth/teaching.htm#Advisement>
> > > <http://www.uwf.edu/jworth/teaching.htm#Advisement>
> >
>
>
>
> --
> John E. Worth, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
> University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514
> Phone: (850) 857-6204    Fax: (850) 857-6278    Email: [log in to unmask]
> Home Page: http://www.uwf.edu/jworth/index.htm
> Field School Blog: http://pensacolacolonialfrontiers.blogspot.com/
> <http://www.uwf.edu/jworth/teaching.htm#Advisement>
> <http://www.uwf.edu/jworth/teaching.htm#Advisement>
>