Life in Huamparan 2010

Archaeologists and local crew in Huamparan

Doing Topography

It will be a huge unit for digging

Waiting for Pachamanca

...no umbrella to protect from rain

Setting up a grid for drawing

this architecture is very complex...

it will be a big wall...

Pachamanca almost ready

Cleaning potato for the Pachamanca

Work in progress 2009

Virgine and Dyllus in structure 10 where remains of over 30 individuals were found

Angela and Ailleen in cave 3

Out of the cave into the light

Virgine and Dyllus finding something

Stephan and Virgine studying bones

Would those be rib bones?

Archaeologists 2009 season

Team 2009- Standing from left to right: Fernando, Edward, Alex, Aileen, Bebel, Angela

sitting left to right: Cristian, Josh,Virgine, Dyllus and Stephan

Resting after lunch

Catching sun


Stephan at work

Bioarchaeology work in season 2008

Skulls with remodelations from cave and chullpas

Lab and cave 3

Cave 3, most of work was using headlight

Grid system used in excavation of cave 3

Bone analysis in our lab

Cave 19

Working in cave 19

Skulls in cave 19

Eliza digging in a small cave 18

Excavations during season 2008

Sector F. Estructura 19

The Torreon

Cave 19


The Torreon

Drawing Ceramic

Cleaning Ceramic

Archaeologists in season 2008

Second Group -July/August-Up: Bebel, Josh, Margarita, Lauirie, Angela, David, Sara, Nat, Florian, Douglas, Bobbie, Manu, Kristi and Arturo. Down: Cristiàn, Yuri and Gaelle
Firts Group-June/July-Up: Felipe, Scott, Marie-line, Flore, Eliza, Andrew, Lauire, Amanda, Kasia, Margarita and Bebel
Down: Yuri, Carlos, Josh, Stephan and Cristian

Outdoor Lunch


Trying to explain something




The Lab-laundry



Getting ready before go into the cave, no light for couple hours

Helping for Pachamanca

Pachamanca very soon

Waiting for Pachamanca

Pachamanca in 5 minutes

A little soccer match, above 3800 meters 10 minutes is enought