Coquina Queries - Archaeology Activity Guide for Northeast Florida
Unit 10
coquina conservation -
taking care of our history
Students learn how archaeologists study and care for Florida’s coquina ruins.
academic outcomes/lesson objectives:
Students read selections introducing them to the ways that archaeologists preserve and protect historical coquina ruins.
Resources:
Zomlefer, Wendy and David Giannasi. “Floristic Survey of Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida.” Castanea. Vol. 70 (2005): 222-236.
Florida Public Archaeology Network. 28 February 2008 <http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org>.
Lawson, Charles and John Cornelison. Archaeological Investigations of the San Pablo and San Pedro Bastions at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine, FL. Tallahassee, FL: Southeast Archaeological Center, 2002.
The Conservation and Preservation of Coquina – A Symposium on Historical Building Material in the Coastal
Southeast. 28 February 2008 <http://www.flheritage.com/preservation/architecture/coquina/coquina_
document.pdf>.
Author:
Kelley Weitzel, http://www.KelleyWeitzel.com
Student Articles & Activities:
1. What does a coquina conservator do?
2. Fighting Chemical Attacks
3. Fighting Biological Attacks
4. Fighting Human Attacks
5. EXPERIMENT: Choosing the Right Mortar
Vocabulary:
Absorb, Archaeology, Biological, Conservation, Conservator, Contract, Coquina, Erode, Excavate, Expand, Fern, Flex, Foundation, Herbicide, Lichen, Limewash, Mortar, Moss, Repointing, Resource, Species, Structure, Tabby, Vandalism, Vine