Investigating one of the earliest expeditions to America

Editor(s): Dirk van Gorp

Year: 2013

Summary

MEDIEVAL WARFARE Vol III, Issue 4

A team of international historians and archaeologists are currently investigating one of the earliest known New World expedition sites in the United States. Project leader Dr. Ashley White discusses excavations that have unearthed both medieval iron crossbow bolts and rare .61 calibre lead shot from the harquebus, with images of the artifacts.

Cite this Record

Investigating one of the earliest expeditions to America. Dirk van Gorp. Medieval Warfare. III (4): 5-6. 2013 ( tDAR id: 391650)

Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Ceramic • Glass • Metal

Site Name
MR03538 • White / De Soto

Site Type
Archaeological Feature

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview

General
Ashley White • crossbow • Ethan White • Fred White • harquebus • Hernando de Soto • Hernando DE Soto Expedition • Michele White • White / De Soto Site

Geographic Keywords
Florida (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
First Spanish Cultural Period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1539 to 1700

Spatial Coverage

min long: -82.51; min lat: 29.222 ; max long: -81.766; max lat: 29.631 ;