Join us at Mission San Luis for another free reception and lecture in our Cultural Thursdays series!  Meet Dr. John Worth at the wine & cheese reception at 6 pm. His presentation starts at 6:30 pm.

The first direct archaeological evidence of the 1559-1561 colonial expedition of don Tristán de Luna y Arellano to Florida began with the 1992 discovery of the Emanuel Point I shipwreck in Pensacola Bay. Now archaeologists have an unprecedented opportunity to explore both the mid-16th-century Spanish colony itself and eventually as many as six of the ships that carried the colonists to Florida.

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Dr. John Worth is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of West Florida, and teaches classes on historical archaeology, historical research methods, Southeastern Indians, and field and laboratory methods in archaeology. His primary research focus is Spanish Colonial Florida. In addition to being the lead site investigator for the Tristán de Luna settlement -- one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the United States -- he has also conducted documentary analysis of the 1559-1561 Tristán de Luna colonial fleet and expedition, including the Emanuel Point II Shipwreck Project.