Today we started mapping the brick site using the baseline we set two days ago. Each of us was assigned a “unit” to map to […]
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Tourists for a day
Instead of diving today, we took the opportunity to accomplish other tasks assigned to us. We were split into three groups – some students remained […]
Read morePost-processing after small craft recording
Over the last two days, Sydney, Kelsey, Bettie, and I worked on recording the small boat Jamaica Town. Our process ranged from making basic observations, […]
Read moreTrilateration, Trials, and Tribulations
After a successful day of diving and rectifying the spatial distances between each cannon yesterday, my team was confident that finishing the last of these […]
Read moreSkills: How to lay a baseline
Today, we set, what might be, the perfect baseline on a maritime archaeology site. We will be systematically mapping the Brick site using the baseline […]
Read moreLaying the Baseline for the Brick Site
Today on our second site (The Brick Site), we were able to successfully lay our baseline! We originally snorkeled around the site to find the […]
Read moreLow Visibility? No Problema!
Today’s diving consisted of low visibility, persistence, and good communication. Visibility varied between <1 foot to 1 ½ feet depending on of the amount of […]
Read moreGetting Our Workout On: Cahuita Fishermen Style
Since our arrival in Cahuita, we have been trying to learn as much as we can about the local fishing tradition. We asked the fishers […]
Read moreNew Skill: Small Craft Recording in Cahuita
This afternoon the group split up to tackle photogrammetry of El Lanchon in Puerto Viejo and small boat recording in Cahuita. I got to stay […]
Read moreDay 1: Site Orientation
After a full day of being stuffed into vehicles with little, or no, leg room (oh, the hard life of a tall man), beginning our […]
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