The Search for Hull Remains
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While the primary focus of the 2000 season was the search for hull remains researchers also sought to identify the Industry's role in St. Augustine's history.

The research design for the 2000 field season was set to pull together the research of the previous field seasons. The main objectives were to identify the role of the site in the St. Augustine and colonial Florida maritime history, to recover diagnostic artifacts, examine the cargo material, and ascertain the extent of the site. Research into the cargo of the Industry showed that it corresponded with the artifacts found on the site. The characteristics of the recovered artifacts supported the time period of the Industry, as well as its purpose. The Industry was bringing survival goods to St. Augustine for the British 9th Regiment and sank in 1764. All of these facts were reflected in the items found.

The field methods used in 2000 were similar to those used in 1999. Teams began their work by re-establishing the datum and digging a two-meter wide test trench to uncover the artifacts from the previous year. The trench was extended outward in an attempt to define the boundaries of the site. A working map updated at the end of each day and corrections were made as needed. Probes for hull structure remains were also repeated, to no avail. Although the search for hull remains was an objective of each of the field seasons, no substantial hull remains were found.

The findings exhibit discusses the artifacts and conclusions reached as a result of the archaeological and historical Research.



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