American Archaeology Magazine | Spring 2013 | Vol. 17 No. 1

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Museu

Indiana University

By Michael Bawaya

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The Caballo Blanco site could become a living museum in the sea. It features these two Columbus-era anchors and a breech block from about a.d. 1500. The shipwreck has not been found, so it may have survived running into the Caballo Blanco reef. These items were apparently thrown overboard in an attempt to lighten the ship.

spring • 2013


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