▁bur ial ▁custom ▁was ▁to ▁sm ash ▁vessels ▁prior ▁to ▁inter ment . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁investig ations ▁The ▁first ▁detailed ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁ru ins ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁by ▁Thomas ▁G ann . ▁Arch ae ological ▁exc av ations ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁under ▁David ▁M . ▁P ender g ast ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ontario ▁Museum , ▁which ▁continued ▁through ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Further ▁exc av ations ▁and ▁rest oration ▁work ▁is ▁being ▁conducted ▁. ▁The ▁ru ins ▁are ▁being ▁exc av ated ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁villages ▁of ▁Indian ▁Church ▁and ▁San ▁Carlos . ▁The ▁current ▁project ▁is ▁co - direct ed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Elizabeth ▁Graham ▁( Inst itute ▁of ▁Arch ae ology , ▁University ▁College ▁London ) ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Scott ▁Sim m ons ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Wil ming ton ). ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁research ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁has ▁been ▁directed ▁mostly ▁towards ▁artifact ▁analysis . ▁Major ▁exc av ations ▁will ▁res ume ▁when ▁fund ing ▁for ▁more ▁artifact ▁processing , ▁anal ys es ▁and ▁storage ▁is ▁acquired . ▁ ▁Modern ▁site ▁and ▁tour ism ▁Lam ana i ▁is ▁accessible ▁to ▁tour ists ▁by ▁organized ▁day ▁boat ▁tri ps ▁from ▁Orange ▁Walk ▁Town ▁along ▁the ▁New ▁River , ▁or ▁by ▁d irt ▁and ▁gra vel ▁road ▁through ▁the ▁M enn on ite ▁area ▁of ▁Sh ip yard . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁museum ▁exhib its ▁local