Part of maxilla, left, with canine in situ. Tooth worn on incisal edge. SK5
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Beacon Island. Square 2A/Spit 3
Number of Items 1
Material Human
Registration Number 4649
ID 27003
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....