Port Royal Underwater Archaeology

Port Royal Underwater Archaeology

Port Royal Underwater Archaeology

Parish: Kingston

Port Royal Underwater Archaeology

What is underwater archaeology?
Underwater archaeology is a specialized branch of archaeology which studies the human past through the investigation of artifacts or material culture, the use of structures, animal, plants and human remains, in a marine environment.

Underwater Archaeology Excavations in Port Royal
Underwater explorations and excavations have been conducted in Port Royal over the years. Here is a listing of such excavations. After the 1692 earthquake, people tried to salvage anything considered to be valuable from the area, which became known as the Sunken City.

1859
Jeremiah Murphy a naval diver, using a diving bell located the remains of Fort James.

1956 - 1959
Edwin Link dug test pits in the King's Warehouse and Fort James.
1960
Norman Scott explored Fort Carlisle.

1965 - 1968
Robert Marx excavated between twenty to thirty buildings in the Sunken City.

1981 - 1990
Institute of Nautical Archaeology of the Texas A&M University in close cooperation with the Archaeology Division excavated buildings near the intersection of Queen and High Street.

 


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