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season wrap up
Well, as seems to be the case every year, the field season moves along faster than we anticipate and next thing we know it is over. The students went home about a week and a half ago, the lab has been all packed up, we presented two papers at the Belize Archaeology and Anthropology Symposium, … Continue reading
Week 2
We are well into our second week and the students have settled in nicely. They are splitting their time between a plaza with early structures buried beneath it, and a pyramid at the end of an ancient roadway. We’ve found a possible production center out in the periphery of the settlement, and the cave project … Continue reading
Gearing up and getting ready for the 2012 field season
We are t-minus one week from heading down to the field for what is looking to be another great season with lots of cool new tech in tow. We’ll have a few days of logistical prep to take care of before the students arrive and then its all hands on deck. Hopefully we’ll have better … Continue reading
Updating the website
Check out our new conference calendar under the “presentations” tab. Be sure to check back regularly for updates. Tweet
2012 field school info posted
Check out our field school tab for information on the upcoming 2012 field school taking place in June 2012 Tweet
2011 season overview
Whew! That went fast. The season has been over for about two weeks now and we are all back home recovering from the whirlwind season. Unfortunately we did not have good internet service and so updates were few and far between. What we will be doing instead is providing regular updates reflecting back on our … Continue reading
Week 2 review
Well, this was a short week. We are moving along nicely with our work in the periphery of the site and are ready to move back into the epicenter. The students have been climbing mountains, digging in caves and ancient roads, and are now relaxing in Caye Caulker, one of the barrier islands of Belize … Continue reading
The excavations have begun
Well, we are in day 2 and excavations are finally under way. We have students working with Kong in the lab, with Jon out in some caves, with Jenny on an ancient road and in some architecture in the periphery, and with Terry and Bryan at Pol Sac Pac, the site on top of a … Continue reading
The students are here!!!
The students arrived yesterday and the field season is now officially underway. They will be visiting several of the archaeological sites around San Ignacio and then we’ll begin digging in earnest Monday. Today is Cahal Pech and Xunantunich. Tweet
the countdown is on…
Three more days until we board our planes and get the field season underway. Lots of running around, last minute shopping, and of course packing to do. Tweet