Triton watch worn during Pirate ship discovery.
08 Dec 07 07:20 PM Filed in: Triton
Frederick Hanselmann, a Research Associate / Lecturer
for the Office of Underwater Science at Indiana
University, worn his Triton watch on a
recent discovery and excavation dive. Being part
of the dive team which discovered a lost ship
believed to belong to famed Captain William
Kidd, a ship with 26 cannons and multiple
anchors, Frederick got up close and personal
with the ship wreck. Wearing the Triton in the
waters off the coast of the Dominican Republic,
Frederick and crew are working to prove by
forensic procedure that the ship indeed belonged
to Captain William Kidd.
Frederick Hanselmann Biography:
Frederick "Fritz" Hanselmann is an underwater archaeologist employed as a Research Associate/Lecturer with the Office of Underwater Science at Indiana University. He holds a master's degree from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs with a focus on submerged cultural resource management and international development, a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Brigham Young University, and he is a PhD student in the Indiana University Department of Anthropology.
Fritz is currently working on projects in the Dominican Republic and California. He is especially interested in the protection and preservation of underwater sites and their development as marine protected areas and underwater parks. With research varying from the shipwrecks of Columbus and the age of discovery to Gold Rush Era shipwrecks, he and the IU team manage to stay busy. In addition, Fritz and the IU team are currently conducting fieldwork and research on a shipwreck near the Dominican Republic that could very well be that of Captain William Kidd.
While archival research and historical accounts match quite well with the wreck, proper archaeological excavation and conservation is required to positively identify the wreck. In the preliminary survey, the team counted 26 cannons and various pieces of broken anchors. The site is also bordered by a beautiful coral reef. The IU team plans to develop the site as a marine protected area, for the interpretation of divers today and in the future.
Fritz wears his Debaufre Triton in all his endeavors and travels. "The Debaufre Triton watch is perfect for what I need, a timepiece that is functional and durable that I can use in quite strenuous activities, yet looks good when I'm out of the water and teaching students or meeting with foreign government officials and dignitaries."
Frederick Hanselmann Biography:
Frederick "Fritz" Hanselmann is an underwater archaeologist employed as a Research Associate/Lecturer with the Office of Underwater Science at Indiana University. He holds a master's degree from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs with a focus on submerged cultural resource management and international development, a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Brigham Young University, and he is a PhD student in the Indiana University Department of Anthropology.
Fritz is currently working on projects in the Dominican Republic and California. He is especially interested in the protection and preservation of underwater sites and their development as marine protected areas and underwater parks. With research varying from the shipwrecks of Columbus and the age of discovery to Gold Rush Era shipwrecks, he and the IU team manage to stay busy. In addition, Fritz and the IU team are currently conducting fieldwork and research on a shipwreck near the Dominican Republic that could very well be that of Captain William Kidd.
While archival research and historical accounts match quite well with the wreck, proper archaeological excavation and conservation is required to positively identify the wreck. In the preliminary survey, the team counted 26 cannons and various pieces of broken anchors. The site is also bordered by a beautiful coral reef. The IU team plans to develop the site as a marine protected area, for the interpretation of divers today and in the future.
Fritz wears his Debaufre Triton in all his endeavors and travels. "The Debaufre Triton watch is perfect for what I need, a timepiece that is functional and durable that I can use in quite strenuous activities, yet looks good when I'm out of the water and teaching students or meeting with foreign government officials and dignitaries."