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The Wisconsin Historical Society's Maritime Preservation Program and the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association were conducting a high-resolution sonar survey earlier this year of the Fox River to map "potential cultural sites" in a 2.5-mile stretch of the waterway... Those sites included the wreck of a steamer that sank in 1870 and the identified wreck of a ship that had been surveyed in 2016.
Using a sonar system that creates a 3D rendering of the river bottom, the researchers were able to map the entire section of the river in high resolution... The stretch that the team mapped has "a significant amount" of debris, the researchers said, including large trees, rocks and remnants of lumber rafts and collapsed bridges. But amid the debris, they were surprised to see the remains of what appeared to be a different ship...
The scan revealed a partially buried ship's hull about 90 feet long and 23 feet wide. The wreck is likely that of the L.W. Crane, the Wisconsin Historical Society said. The ship is of a different size than the 1870 wreck the team was initially looking for...
Her is the link for more about that.
1880 shipwreck is discovered by accident in Wisconsin river - CBS News
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One day I started to write a post about the future of the metal detecting hobby. I started but ended up only going over the history of metal detecting and didn't get to the future. Today I'll try to pick up where I left off and talk about the future for metal detecting - if there is one.
Here is my light-hearted fun fling on the topic.
There have been threats to the hobby from the public, property owners, government and archaeology. I think the threat has been reduced somewhat in recent years, although that might just be my perspective. It seems to me that hobby has achieved a good degree of acceptance by the public and some of the archaeological community, but there are still pockets of resistance.
There is always the possibility of increased restrictions and environmental regulations, erosion control measures that alter the beaches, and greater regulations on beach accesses. It is always a PR challenge for the hobby to maintain a good image in front of the public to prevent additional restrictions.
As I've discussed in recent posts, detectorists are now using AI in a variety of ways. I use it mostly to speed up searches for information that could be found through other searches, but not as quickly or efficiently. It is proving to be useful for researching finds, sites, and other things. But that is not entirely new. It is the present.
In the future, we might expect AI to assist with the development of detectors and other equipment as well as being integrated into the technology itself, helping to identify targets and classify metals. It might be used to guide metal detector setup and provide advice on settings and strategies.
Augmented Reality goggles that integrate data with the visual field will replace display screens. Thermal and night vision capabilities might be nice.
Maybe drone detectors rather than handheld detectors. I've often thought about how you could put a detector coil on the bottom of a remotely controlled vehicle. Spray paint could mark the spot where good items have been identified.
A drone or hovercraft might work better than a vehicle with wheels or tracks. SUVs in the water, of course.
People aren't so picky about moving sand under water. The public doesn't see it and it autofills. More recovery methods are possible. Maybe a compact handheld pulse jet or miniblower.
I always thought it would be interesting to train an otter to retrieve submerged shiny objects.
Detector coils could evolve to integrate other methods of detection, such as subsurface radar, detection methods, thermal and chemical analysis. AI could be used to integrate and analyze the data.
Beach recovery methods could change as well. Any method that affects the beach much will not be allowed. Nothing that makes visible holes. We might see further development of alternatives to the scoop, such as a battery powered Archimedes screw type method we've already seen used on the Treasure Coast.
Just a few sane and a few wild thoughts.
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Edison believed that to discover a good idea you had to generate many ideas. Out of quantity comes quality. He set idea quotas for all his workers. His own quota was one minor invention every 10 days and a major invention every six months. It took over 50,000 experiments to invent the alkaline storage cell battery and 9000 to perfect the lightbulb. Edison looked at creativity as simply good, honest, hard work. Genius, he once said, is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration...
Here is that link.
Thomas Edison's Creative Thinking Habits — Think Jar Collective
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A lot of action in the Atlantic, but nothing that will affect us much.
Einstein said, "· “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”