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Ballast Cove, Dog Island2000
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Research in Ballast Cove consisted of systematic survey for new sites, such
as numerous ballast piles, and recording the remains of a shipwreck, possibly
of the late 19th - early 20th century. In February and
March 2000, the ANT 4131 class, Techniques of Underwater Site Research,
located intact wooden hull remains and a possibly associated large metal
structure. The staff of the Dog Island Shipwreck Survey decided to investigate
this new site during the Summer 2000 Field School in Underwater Archaeology.
The project was two-fold: first, to survey, catalogue and record the
shipwreck as well as other sites in proximity, and second, to train students in
ethics, theory and techniques of underwater archaeology. Two weeks of
investigation succeeded in the discovery of additional ballast piles, artifacts
that may be associated with the wreck, and artifacts possibly associated with
other historic shipwrecks and sites in Ballast Cove.
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By Melanie Damour
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