The Battle of Chicaza: The Winter Death Camp of the Soto Army by Caleb Curren Contact Archeology Inc. Article References and Related Works Download PDF Version ArcheologyInk.com: an Online Journal, November 2017. The Story The Chicaza Native warriors attacked at night. The Spaniards were asleep and their sentinels, few in number, were lax in their duties.…
The Untold Origins of the Luna Expedition: The Grand Strategy of Philip II and His Council To Secure the Indies, 1556-1559 By: David B. Dodson November 2017 (From a lengthier manuscript compiled in 2005) Article References and Related Works Download PDF Version Abstract The 1559 Spanish expedition led by Don Tristán de Luna was only…
The 1559 Luna Expedition to Pensacola Bay: The Women and Children by David B. Dodson Contact Archeology Inc. Article References and Related Works Download PDF Version by: David B. Dodson November 2017 (Edited from a lengthier manuscript) The historical records inform us that Spanish women and children went along on the 1559 Luna Expedition, as…
The Battle of Mabila: Recent Archeological Testing in the “Forks“ by Caleb Curren Contact Archeology Inc. November 2017 Article References and Related Works Download PDF Version Introduction The largest battle ever fought between Europeans and Native peoples happened at a small town named Mabila. A Spanish army led by Hernando de Soto fought a Native…
The 1559 Luna Colony: What Would the Actual Archeological Site Look Like? by Caleb Curren Contact Archeology Inc. November 2017 Article Download PDF Version The University of West Florida (UWF) claimed in 2015 that they had found the 1559 Spanish Luna Colony at the Emanuel Point Site (8Es1) on Pensacola Bay. They based their claim…
The Water Problem: The Luna Colony and More by: William L. Merrill, P.E. Merrill Engineering, Inc. Article References and Related Works Download PDF Version Abstract With modern civilization providing near limitless clean, fresh water at the turn of a knob, it’s easy to overlook the difficulties of supplying water to a population. The output of…