MAHS Meets Bi-Monthly - You're invited!
MAHS General Membership Meeting
Tuesday October 13, 2026 at 7:30 pm EST
Featured Event:
Sarah Muckerheide: The Punta Espada Wreck, Dominican Republic
Sarah Muckerheide, laboratory and research coordinator for the Center for Underwater Science at
Indiana University, will discuss underwater archaeological investigations on the Punta Espada Shipwreck, a mid-16th
century Iberian transatlantic merchant vessel. Current research, conducted in collaboration with the Dominican
Republic Ministry of Culture, indicates significant site integrity, including evidence of ship hull construction,
artillery, anchors, and cargo. The Punta Espada Shipwreck's cargo contains a diverse assemblage of finished consumer
products being transported from Europe to the Americas, shedding light on systems of international commerce and
the infrastructure of early modern globalization and capitalism. Ongoing laboratory analysis of the cargo assemblage
reveals networks of globalization, as well as the consumption patterns of colonization in the cultural and everyday
life of mid-16th-century America. The ultimate goal following the academic investigations is to protect this site’s
unique underwater cultural heritage and associated biology as a “Living Museum of the Sea” within the newly
established Southeast Reefs Marine Sanctuary.
After the presentation we will conduct MAHS organizational and business matters.
The meeting will be conducted by Zoom technology and is open to all members and current Introductory Course students, who will receive a Zoom invitation and link on the day of the meeting. We look forward to seeing you then.
And, if you have not renewed your membership, you can do that via PayPal or by sending a check to the PO Box. Please visit the membership section of our website for instructions on joining/renewing your membership.
Steven Anthony
President
MAHS P.O. Box 44382, L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, D.C 20026, (301) 419-8222
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