Discovery and Survey of Seventeenth-Century Shipwreck Timbers Near Manzanita, Oregon

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Pacific Maritime History: Ships and Shipwrecks" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

In August of 2020, timbers believed to be part of the Spanish Manila galleon shipwreck of the Santa Christo de Burgos were found in a sea cave on the coast of Oregon. The site is exposed only very briefly during extreme negative tides. Access to the sea cave is further complicated by an exposed hike along an eroding cliff face. Due to the ephemeral nature of the site, mapping of the timbers was undertaken in three separate expeditions using a tape, compass, and inclinometer. This research report details the initial site discovery, survey methodology, and timber distribution.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Pacific Maritime History: Ships and Shipwrecks   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 37341.0