March 11, 2006
What a week! We have been busy and have accomplished a lot, but still have much to do before the end of the field season. Our "clean-up crew" of Amanda, Lucas, James, and Jorge arrived on Sunday. Jorge's friend Mauricio, a professional photographer, arrived late...
March 4, 2007
Camp is pleasantly quiet this Sunday morning. There is much to do, but there is nothing quite like having an early morning cup of coffee in a clearing in the jungle - with bright blue sky, birds, and howler monkeys. The only down side is the few spurts of live ...
February 25, 2007
This was a busy week, and, in spite of rain and visitors, it was also a productive one.
A GRB Productions crew came in this week for discussions and two days of filming. They will be back again next week. ...
February 19, 2007
Last week went quickly. Elyse and I were in camp only Monday through Wednesday. Thursday morning, right after breakfast, Arlen, Aubrey, Elyse and I left for San Ignacio. We made the usual stops for business, supplies, and food (t...
February 12, 2007 Amy and Andy arrived on Saturday the 3rd of February. They had adjusted to the field by the end of Sunday. Excavations were laid out on Monday the 5th of February and started the next day. Allison, Nelisa, and Sean arrived on Tuesday the 6th. After their initial site tour a...
February 5, 2007 We are nearly ready to start this season's excavations. Carlos, Jaime, Asterio, Gustavo, Saul, Julio came into camp with Brian Woodye on the 27th of January on the first food run, to start opening up the camp. There were: thatch roof repairs to be done; the kitchen to set up w...
The 2007 field season of the Caracol Archaeological Project began at the end of January. This is our 23rd excavation season at the ancient Maya site of Caracol, the largest known Classic Maya city in the Southern Maya Lowlands. Consistent with our long-term research design, our work this year is...