AFAR Belize Trip

DDS BVAR AFAR Program 2012 June 22nd-July23rd 2012

BVAR • Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnoissance Project

• Directed by Dr. Jaime Awe • BVAR picked up their operations in Belize in 1988 with the initiation of research at the Cahal Pech site

AFAR -Program started by Mat Saunders, Davidson Day became involved in 2010

• DDS • Other States • Sacred Heart

Daily Routine

• 5 days a week • 8AM-4PM • Weekend Trips

Caracol

Tikal

Xunantunich

Session 1 Outline • June 22nd-July 8th • Eastern side of B1 • B1/B3 • Eastern side of B2 • Eastern side of B3 • B1 Tomb

Session 2 Outline • July 8th- July 23rd • C6 • B1/B3 • Eastern Side of B1 • Eastern Side of B3 • B1 Tomb • B2/C

Unit B3/C4 • West of the ball court • Discovered a well preserved plaster floor • Curving corner of structure B1 with terraces

Unit C6

Unit B1/B3

Structure of B1/B3 -Plastered walls were in very good condition -Very unique walls

Artifacts and others

Stela

Firepit

Tomb B1 4 burials 3 pot stands

Archaeology Man

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