Bone section: weathered human femur.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Beacon Is, surface find, Between Dranfield’s house & Dranfield’s Deckie’s house(East side) Grid Ref. c. 772 600E-684 6765N. C
Number of Items 1
Material Human
Registration Number 4634
ID 25639
Status Commonwealth
Under commandeur Francisco Pelsaert, and Ariaen Jacobsz skipper, newly built Batavia sailed from Texel 27 October 1628 for the Dutch East Indies with bullion, goods and silver. On 4 June 1629 the ship struck a reef near Beacon Island in the Houtman Abrolhos. Of the 322 aboard 40 drowned and the rest got ashore. In search of water and food Jacobsz, Pelsaert and others left site in a 30-foot (9....