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Archeology Month Speaker To Discuss ‘Lost’ Ships

Oct. 7, 2014
SHSU Media Contact: Jennifer Gauntt

 

A picture of the Monterrey wreck site, from the Texas State University's Meadows Center for Water and the Environment website.

In 2012, during a National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration investigation of deep-water biological and cultural resources in the Gulf of Mexico, a shipwreck was discovered at a depth of approximately 4,300 ft.

This wreck, now called Monterrey Shipwreck A, contained six cannons and two collections of firearms.

The excitement generated by this encouraged a collaborative team of archeologists from state, federal and academic organizations to renew investigations on the site, and in 2013 an expedition to the gulf was launched to collect artifacts.

The work that resulted from the discovery included investigations of two nearby shipwrecks that are now, with Monterrey A, believed to have all been lost in the same catastrophic event. Evidence from the wrecks and the recovered artifacts suggest these vessels are from the early 19th century, a period of unrest and conflict in the gulf.

Texas Historical Commission marine archeologist Amy Borgens will discuss this work as part of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum’s celebration of Texas Archeology Month on Wednesday (Oct. 15).

Activities for Borgens’s presentation, “Perilous Seas: Investigations of the Monterrey Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico,” will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a viewing of the coinciding archeology exhibit, followed by the discussion at 7 p.m. in the Katy and E. Don Walker Education Center Auditorium.

Amy Borgens

Borgens was the principal investigator, responsible for the documentation and stabilization of artifacts recovered from the Monterrey Shipwreck A, one of the deepest underwater investigations of its kind in the United States, according to Sandra Rogers, museum collections registrar and archaeology month event coordinator.

“These are amazing wrecks, and Amy is one of the most knowledgeable archeologists concerning these important finds,” Rogers said. “She will be discussing the artifacts and latest discoveries from the wrecks.”

The museum’s archeology month celebration has included an archeology fair for Huntsville Independent School District fourth graders. Since 2000, archeology speakers have been hosted at the museum in conjunction with the Texas Historical Commission.

The Texas Historical Commission sets aside the month of October as Texas Archeology Month to celebrate the state’s archeological heritage, providing citizens with an opportunity to learn about their heritage, the historical significance of the state’s archeological sites, the importance of appropriate archeological practices, and the contributions made by professional and avocational archeologists.

Borgens’s presentation is free and open to the public.

The Walker Education Center is located at 1402 19th St.

For more information about the “Perilous Seas” presentation, contact Rogers at 936.294.1832, and for more information on Texas Archeology Month, visit thc.state.tx.us/.

 

 

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