We would like to thank our followers for reading all about our field work in Costa Rica. Today is, sadly, our last day in Cahuita, […]
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A Conversation with Luis and Minor
Sometimes archaeologists get to feel like CSI sleuths. When attempting to research sites and understand the site formation processes and histories, oftentimes we must look […]
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Bittersweet (and Wet) Last Day of Diving
Our last day of diving was to finish just a few things on both sites. It was pouring rain the entire morning, though later bright […]
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Last Day of Recording!
After a great deal of hard work, and more than our fair share of “dumb jar” moments, all teams finished recording their sections of the […]
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Close to finishing our second site!
Another beautiful morning for diving in Cahuita! The goals of the field school are progressing well, and at this rate we should complete all our […]
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The Brick Site Starts to Take Shape
Today, our team (Lauren and Scott) continued to map our unit at the Brick Site. After refining our technique over the past few days, we […]
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We’ve (almost) got scientific mapping down to an art
Today, a group of us returned to the brick site to continue working on our units. Most of the bricks lie between 20 and 30 […]
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One Week Down – A Crew Chief’s Perspective
Sunday marked the end of the first week of our field school here in Costa Rica. For most of us, getting on the plane a […]
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Shore Diving – An Adventure in Cahuita National Park
Today we only had two boats available to take us to the wreck sites. The snorkel group, which included Dr. Harris, Dr. Richards, Kelsey, Wale, […]
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Just another day mapping paradise!
Today we continued mapping the Brick Site in Cahuita’s National Park. The weather was perfect, the visibility was great, and the water temperature was better […]
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