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Dr. Frederick Hanselmann's blue-gloved hand carefully examines a potential artifact uncovered during dredging operations in the sediment-filled waters off Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz. These methodical underwater excavations, where visibility often drops to less than a foot when sediments are disturbed, require archaeologists to rely heavily on touch and patience as they search for tangible connections to Cortés' deliberately scuttled fleet of 1519.

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