Spanish Pitcher
Most pottery uncovered during excavations is in fragments. If archaeologists find multiple pieces of the same […]
Glass Perfume Bottle
Researchers found this fragile bottle in a St. Augustine historic well. Because it was found in […]
Chocolatero (Chocolate Frother)
Spaniards eagerly adopted chocolate in the Americas, using Mexican Chocolateros to whisk and froth a beverage. […]
Fort Mose Artifacts
Fort Mose was America’s first legally sanctioned free black community, settled by formerly enslaved Africans who […]
Bone Figa
Archaeologists excavated this small, fist-shaped ornament from the first settlement site of St. Augustine. A Spanish […]
Glass Vial
Archaeologists rarely find delicate objects intact. This glass vial from the Fig Springs Mission site likely […]
Spanish Sword (cast)
Archaeologists recovered a chunk of coral from a Spanish shipwreck, and x-rays revealed a hollow space […]
Spanish Olive Jar
Spanish colonists used olive jars to ship olive oil, wine, honey and other goods. Archaeologists rarely […]
Spanish Book Clasps
Books and recordkeeping were important in Spanish colonial daily life, but evidence is rare at archaeological […]
Spanish Musket Ball
Christopher Columbus established the short-lived settlement La Navidad in what is now Haiti. Artifacts from this […]
