Some more in situ artifacts

I recently picked up a disk from Dr. Kira Kaufman, our local Florida Public Archaeology Network marine archaeologist, containing additional in situ artifact pictures. So here are some more of the artifacts that have been located within the debris field.

This is an iron rod about 5 & 1/2 ft long with an eye at the end of it. There are two of these in the area.

This item I hadn't been able to relocate until recently. I thought it had been taken. But it was there all along, covered with a great amount of growth. It is 24 x 12 x 4 inches, and resembles a figure eight, using imagination.

There are two of these "V" shape structures at the site. This I have named the round nosed one. The other, pictured in the background here, I named the square nosed one. The"V" legs of the round nosed structure are 37 & 58 inches. The angle between the "V" is approx 40 deg. These, I have been told, are related to the steering mechanisms. Does anyone Agree?

This seems to be a heavy tackle item, a lifting hook, lying on its side. The overall circumference of this object is 102 inch. The measurements are 38 x 26 x 5 t0 6 inches. I estimate its weight at 200 to 300 pounds. It seems as if rigging gear of this magnitude would indicate that it came from a large ship. The object is fastened firmly to the reef with encrusted matter.

Here is a schematic of the heavy tackle item.

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