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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The Making of a Model – Small Boat Recording
Throughout our stay here in Cahuita, Costa Rica, we have documented several of the local small boats used for fishing and eco-tourism. After recording these […]
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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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Cloudy with a Chance of El Lanchon
Today, a small group of us went back to El Lanchon in Puerto Viejo to take measurements of the structure. I finished up photography for […]
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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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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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Mapping the Brick Site
If a picture is worth a thousand words than a map is worth a million. The finished product will be invaluable to presenting the site […]
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Finishing the Cannon Site
Today, two groups basically finished working on the cannon and anchor site. My group was in charge of taking the compass bearings for each of […]
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A comedy of errors (and, of course, some mapping)
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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Post-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, […]
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