Showing posts with label Setting up the field lab. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Setting up the field lab. Show all posts

Monday, September 12, 2011

Bioarchaeological Work In Marcajirca 2011


First group 2011 in Marcajirca: Omar Alejos, Alejandra Contreras, Sammanta Linninger, Dr. John Verano, Jasmine Cloven, Mellisa Lund, Grace Warren, Amelia Hessey, Kristen Glass, Emily McDaniels, Sammantha Holder, Katia Valladares, Kathryn Mortesen, Leslie Corona and Rachael Porter

Second Group 2012 in Marcajirca: Mellisa Lund, José Sanchez, Emily McDaniels, Bebel Ibarra, Rosemary Pinales, Chritopher Rinker, Oscar Loyola, Carlos Escobar y Fernando Gutierrez (up)
Reona Oda, Magdalena Auron, Karine Andreassen, Kelsey Hack and Michaela Reizenger (down)



 Lecture in Huari House by Dr. Verano, Department of Anthropology of Tulane University, during his visit to our field school in 2011



Excavations in tombs are usulaly in small spaces
 Excavation in tombs involve work in many positions and closed spaces

Verifying Bone Inventory under Oscar's supervision


Analyzing and making inventory of the material beside chullpas
Mellisa supervising bone inventory in Marcajirca Lab

Working in Marcajirca lab students rotate: maximum 3 students at a time in order to give a quality teaching
Bone Inventory Form to be filled out

Drawing recording bone distribution in tombs

Friday, September 24, 2010

Life in Marcajirca 2010

2010 team (standing from left) Cristian, Melissa, Sofia, Alex, Sadie, Roc, Stephanie,
Dawn, Marie-Line (down)Briana, Magdalena, Nicole and Bebel.


Shogapada ritual - giving gratitude to the sacred mountains


Resting after lunch


Magdalena, what are you doing to this avocado? Noooo!!


Girl stuff


Magdalena in a cave


Nicole happy in a chulpa


Alex in a cave...not very comfortable but doable


Melissa, Dawn, Fernando and Marco


Setting up the field lab


Changing the roof before that storm hits. Oops...or was it after the storm showered everyone?


In front of Twin Chulpas