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The Search for Santa Isabel de Utinahica
A Fernbank Research and Public Archaeology Program
Fernbank Museum launched a new research effort in 2006—a search for the 17th-century mission of Santa Isabel de Utinahica and other traces of Spanish colonial activity. Teachers, students, and archaeology enthusiasts were a crucial part of this investigation, working side-by-side with professional archaeologists. To date, their combined efforts have identified evidence of mission activity and considerable indication of early Spanish exploration.
Learn more about this unique program as well as highlights of what was discovered.
Fernbank Museum archaeologist Dennis Blanton is currently conducting a research excavation that will shed new light on Georgia’s history. Stay up-to-date on their discoveries by following our blog: Fernbank Expedition Journal: Archaeologist’s Report and visit our Flickr page for photos from the field.
Every shovel of soil yields a new discovery – Dennis Blanton