It’s got to that stage in the season where lunchtimes are no longer for beach volleyball among the palm trees, but naps on the couch…poor Angus and Hayley!


Roberto has left us to go back to Cuba, but José has arrived to take his place with the snoring boys. Since the Americans (Nicole and Jason) arrived last week I have noticed that our beer consumption has increased (well done guys), and it’s only thanks to the abstemious BA2s that we don’t have to get in industrial supplies.

As for the site, we received a further stamp of legitimacy today when the director of the Museo del Hombre and a small entourage (2) of archaeologists came to visit from Macao. This gave me another chance to talk to Harold Olsen, someone who has done a lot of archaeological survey work in this area and knows much about the archaeological landscape.

From the artefact densities in our test units we are coming to the conclusion that the main occupation may not be represented by the Boca Chica component, but is earlier (i.e. Ostiones and the elusive fase transicional). We may also have uncovered parts of intact living floor in certain areas of the site (i.e. the floor of the house on top of the foundations), as well as a possible hearth feature (with pottery and fire cracked rocks and charcoal – possibly the remains of someone’s dinner!).