Geoarchaeological adventures across the US part 1: Pensacola, Florida
Degraded brickwork at Fort Pickens, Pensacola Limited blogging from me over the past couple of weeks, due to a lack of internet rather than a lack of activity. In fact I've been incredibly busy with archaeologically and geologically themed adventures, travelling from Pensacola (Florida) to Powell Butte (Oregon) via Texas, New Mexico, Utah and Idaho. A 5 day drive across a major chunk of the US, it's been amazing to see the changes in the landscape, geology and climate, some of them gradual and some more dramatic. One thing that is particularly interesting from a geoarchaeological perspective is the difference in preservation of different sites that we've visited, related to the local environment. Salt stalactites Here for example we have Fort Pickens, a historic monument that was contructed in 1829, completed in 1834, and remained in use until 1947. Despite being quite recent in archaeological terms, much of the brickwork has started to degrade and/or has...