I got this in a email from the Sub-Arch underwater archie forum from jim sinclair.for those courious about whats in the silver box.
whats do you think the box contains?
1-a box of rocks
2-rings and jewelry
3-silver or gold coins
4-bones
5-a dead smelly fish
To the list,
While I understand that some of you may not want to
sully yourselves by watching I thought that some might
be interested. Tomorrow we will be opening on a live
web-cam broadcast a box found during the ongoing
investigations on the Santa Margarita,1622. This was
the sister ship of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha,1622.
Both vessels have been under constant investigation
for decades under both admiralty claims and permits
from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and
NOAA. There are two museums in Florida that feature
collections that are derived from these efforts.
This latest find is a part of a fairly large
collection of Gold chains and gold jewelry that was
recovered this past week. Lest anyone think that we
were only recovering the gold there was also hundreds
of pottery shards, an adz, scissors etc.
All objects were recovered carefully recording their
context on a site that is spread over miles of ocean
bottom.
For those so inclined you can see the opening of the
box via web-cam at
http://www.melfisher.com
We are planning the opening at 2:00PM EST but the web
cam will be operating for a time before that,
For those you so inclined we welcome you...
Jim Sinclair
