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Preserving History Underwater: Collaborative Archaeological Efforts and Insights into the African Diaspora at Fort Mose II Amid Environmental Challenges (2025)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Current Maritime Research in Saint Augustine, Florida", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Fort Mose in St. Augustine, Florida, was established in the 18th century as a sanctuary for escaped enslaved Africans, marking the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what is now the United States. Initial investigations began in the 1970s and have since expanded to encompass collaborative terrestrial and...