Excavation continued this week in full force. For the most part we were not interrupted by rain and everyone has been adjusting to camp life and the daily routine. Excavation in Alegre started the week with the discovery of capstones in front of the step of the northeast building (C200B). These...
Camp actually opened on Saturday January 18 with the arrival of 7 men at Caracol to begin repair and clean-up; 4 more men came in on January 19; and, the 3 cooks and 1 more man arrived on January 21. A. Chase arrived in Belize on January 22 and went into the site with senior staff on Saturday Janua...
The final week of working at Caracol kept the entire project very busy. All the ceramic sherds were finally washed and numbered. Similarly, all the bone was washed, dried for an extended period (by being baked in the sun), and processed. All of the whole pottery vessels and small artifacts were dra...
This week went far faster than usual, probably because everyone was busy trying to finish excavations and processing. The final burial in Bimbo was opened on Monday and proved to be Early Classic in date; only the lower legs and a basal flange bowl were present within the excavation unit. It was de...
Another busy week transpired at Caracol. Diane and Lisa arrived on Sunday to help close out the project over the course of the last three weeks. ...
This week saw two groups opened for excavation and almost finished by week’s end. The first was named Tortilla and is located immediately south of Bimbo atop a large hill. Although the plaza is large – and flat – only two structures are visible, one on the west and one on the north. Three exc...
Our third week of excavation was blessed with good weather, although it got very cold by Saturday. Excavations progressed in all of the various groups that were being investigated. Excavations in Galletas were largely completed this week as bedrock was reached in all excavations. The north build...
After the entire first week was characterized by rain, the second week was just the opposite. A clear dawn broke on Monday and we had sunny days for the remainder of the week. However, even after a week of sun the jungle paths had still not dried out. <...
The project actually began a half week earlier than January 28. A. Chase flew to Belize on Tuesday, January 22. On January 23, the two head cooks and four men arrived at Caracol. They were joined by seven more men on January 24. On Saturday, January 26, five senior staff flew into Belize an...
The final week of the project saw the completion of all of the necessary tasks, but it required concentrated effort on the part of everybody and very long workdays. Excavation continued through Tuesday, when the final investigation was completed. Backfilling was over at mid-day on Wednesday – and...