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I posted this photo a several days ago.  I think it was on 5/29.  Anyhow I was looking back and noticed that the hands (shown above) on ends of the silver bracelet find are like the higa pendants I showed yesterday.  I don't know why I didn't notice that before, but the bracelet might be an amulet just like the higa pendants I showed yesterday.

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A new video released by the National Navy of Colombia shows artifacts of gold coins and other treasures scattered around the San José galleon that sunk to the bottom of the Caribbean off the coast of Colombia more than 300 years ago.

The San José galleon was a 62-gun, three-mast galleon that went down on June 8, 1708, along with 600 people on board. Sunk by the British during the war of the Spanish Succession, it carried a treasure of gold, silver and emeralds.

According to maritime experts, the San José is known to be the "holy grail of shipwrecks" and was long considered one of history's enduring maritime mysteries.

Various items were found near the galleon such as gold coins, cannons made in Seville in 1655 and bottles on the bottom of the sea.

Colombia President Iván Duque also announced the discovery of two additional ships — a colonial boat and a schooner thought to be from around the same time period as Colombia's war for independence from Spain, about 200 ago...

Here is the link for more about that.

Video Shows Sunken Shipwreck Near Colombia Laden With Gold Coins – NBC New York

A video is included.

Thanks to Joe D for that link and the following message.

Now reporting to you from the new home base in Melbourne, after 6 months of "homework"!

3 beaches in three days, little to show for it! Beach conditions are great for tourists, but not detectorists! 

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I found a guide on archaeological illustration.  It is a little outdated, but if you have an accumulation of finds and want to record or share them, you might find a few useful tips in the guide.

Here is one brief paragraph from that.

To clarify, ‘small finds’ is a term that refers to archaeological artefacts of all kinds. Small finds, when recovered from an archaeological context can aid interpretation of that particular site. One of the most common questions that the archaeological illustrator encounters is, ‘Why not just photograph it?’. The answer is that whilst a photograph can complement a line illustration by communicating texture and colour, a well executed illustration will, alternatively, effectively communicate an object’s three dimensional nature....

Photography is good, but there are limits to its usefulness and there are times when a photo, because of light conditions, focus or other factors, that other methods of illustration might be helpful or necessary.

Here is the link to the gjuide

Guide32.pdf (bajr.org)

Photos can be very misleading, especially when showing finds.  Lighting is very important.  Changing the dintensity or irection of the light can either reveal additional details or blur out details.  Varying the light source can help a lot.  Eventually you might find the right lighting and the right angle to see what you couldn't otherwise see.  I often don't take the time to ensure that I have the best photos and often post photos that leave a lot to be desired.  Remember that looking at a photo is not the same as looking at the real thing.  And when sharing photos, using additional methods can help.  Sometimes a drawing will show something better than a photo.  The above guide goes into that a little.

The wax seal impression I found is a good example.  In person I could get a fairly good idea of the design on the seal but could never get a photo to show it very well.  In a case like that, a drawn image might show the design better than a photo.  

When an object is flat, a scanner might produce a very good image.  Today you might even be able to produce a 3-D scan and replicate the object.

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There is nothing significant on the National Hurricane Center map now, and it looks like we will have a very small surf for several days.  That is good for shallow water hunting or diving.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net