De Luna shipwreck rising from the deep | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal

De Luna shipwreck rising from the deep | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal: "A stone cannon ball, a bright green ceramic dish piece, a chicken bone.



These are just a few of the items that have been recovered from a 450-year-old shipwreck sitting under 12 feet of water in Pensacola Bay.

The wreck, designated Emanuel Point II, is part of the fleet commanded by Pensacola's founder, Don Tristan de Luna, University of West Florida archaeologists said.

The underwater excavation is being conducted this summer by about 20 UWF maritime archaeology students."