E Stegmaier
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 38-50 (May 28-June 9, 2021)
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...
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Eric Stegmaier, MA
Archaeological Illustration Specialist
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Archaeological Illustration Specialist
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E Stegmaier
May 27, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 29-37 (May 19-27, 2021)
This week has been insanely busy. Press coverage is starting to ramp up, with the first bit of coverage coming from "Trouw," a Dutch...
E Stegmaier
May 18, 20214 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 24-28 (May 14-18, 2021)
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,...
E Stegmaier
May 13, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 21-23 (May 11-13, 2021)
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...
E Stegmaier
May 11, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 20 (May 10, 2021)
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...
E Stegmaier
May 10, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Days 18-19 (May 8-9, 2021)
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...
E Stegmaier
May 7, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Days 15-17 (May 5-7, 2021)
An official announcement about the details of our excavation was made via a live radio broadcast on the island last night. This frees me...
E Stegmaier
May 4, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Days 13 & 14 (May 3-4, 2021)
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...
E Stegmaier
May 2, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Days 11 & 12 (May 1-2, 2021)
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...
E Stegmaier
May 1, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 10 (April 30, 2021)
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...
E Stegmaier
Apr 30, 20211 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 9 (April 29, 2021)
View from the Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute I mentioned a few days ago that the project appeared to be going through it's...
E Stegmaier
Apr 28, 20211 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 8 (April 28, 2021)
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...
E Stegmaier
Apr 27, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 7 (April 27, 2021)
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...
E Stegmaier
Apr 26, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 6 (April 26, 2021)
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...
E Stegmaier
Apr 25, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 5 (April 25, 2021)
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....
E Stegmaier
Apr 25, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 4 (April 24, 2021)
The site is currently divided into two sections, a prehistoric section (Saladoid settlement) to the east, and an early-mid 18th century...
E Stegmaier
Apr 23, 20211 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 3 (April 23, 2021)
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...
E Stegmaier
Apr 23, 20211 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 2 (April 22, 2021)
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,...
E Stegmaier
Apr 21, 20212 min read
St. Eustatius Airport Expansion Project: Day 1 (April 21, 2021)
*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...
E Stegmaier
Mar 22, 20211 min read
2021 Excavations on St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean
I am beyond thrilled to be heading into the field for two months with the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research (SECAR) to...
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