We've had quite a few local school groups come to visit us at the site over the last few weeks, and it took a little while for us to...

This week has been insanely busy. Press coverage is starting to ramp up, with the first bit of coverage coming from "Trouw," a Dutch...

I apologize for the long delay in posting. It was my birthday weekend and I also had to prepare for a radio interview. To most people,...

The past few days have been fairly routine- head to the site around 7:30 am, draw any new remains that have been excavated, then return...

I spent most of the day on-site today. It was exceptionally hot and windy, which is a bad combination because we couldn't set our tent up...

This weekend I struck a decent balance between work and time-off. I started Saturday off on a hike with a colleague, Joost Morsink, to...

An official announcement about the details of our excavation was made via a live radio broadcast on the island last night. This frees me...

I'm probably going to start grouping days together in my blog entries, as the work is becoming routine. I assure you the work is still...

I spent Saturday May 1 working on ink renderings of some of the field drawings I did this past week. This was necessary in order for me...

We started the day doing lab work while we awaited our covid tests in order to get out of quarantine. The test itself was the...

View from the Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute I mentioned a few days ago that the project appeared to be going through it's...

Today was spent on site until we got slammed by weather. The Quill- the dormant volcano on the southern end of the island, stands an...

There's not much about today that I'm able to elaborate on at this point in time. However, I will note that there has been a noticeable...

Until our quarantine ends this weekend (provided we all pass our antigen tests), I'll be working non-stop. Went to the site for the first...

If I had to sum today up in one word it would be "exhausting." Woke up and immediately got to work on some drawings while in my room....

The site is currently divided into two sections, a prehistoric section (Saladoid settlement) to the east, and an early-mid 18th century...

I spent the first half of today in the studio (i.e. my room) continuing my drawings from yesterday, and I received word just before lunch...

Today was a studio day, so while I worked on some fascinating artifacts, there isn't too much to write about. I'll take the opportunity,...

*Due to the sensitive nature of our excavation, and out of respect for the individuals we will exhume, I will not be posting images of...

I am beyond thrilled to be heading into the field for two months with the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research (SECAR) to...