I arrived!

Not much to say thus far, other than I am pretty tired and yet still excited to be back in the field. Jess and I arrived on Sunday after a whirlwind finish to Spring semester. Lisa picked us up from the Belize City airport and we got back to Banana Bank just in time for a quick unpacking and dinner. 

We headed out this morning to the field, with a quick planning session at 545am. Luckily, there is no Daylight Savings here, so it was only 645 Illinois time! We had a quick breakfast at Mrs. Chocs and then headed to Yalbac with Cleofo, his son Stanley, Ernesto, his son Jose, Juan Antonio and Telio (son of Don Luna who died 3 years ago and was a long-time Lisa employee). We worked finding the walls of Structure 1 near Pool 1. We basically screened and carried debris all day, but Stanley found a wall and a plate (with the base nearly in tact), and we did locate quite a few sherds of pottery and some chert flakes. We met up with another archaeologist who works in Belize at Banana Bank and are waiting for supper to be served. 

I am looking forward to catching my breath this weekend!