The Adventure Begins

Hi! My name is Katharine and I'm an anthropology student at UTSA, and I'll be documenting my summer study abroad here. I leave at 8:10 this morning to fly to Belize, where I'm participating in an archaeology field school. Huge shout out to UTSA's Top Scholar Program for allowing me to take advantage of this awesome opportunity! The field school is run by UTSA faculty and I will get to spend almost a month participating in the excavation of a couple different Maya sites in the Mopan Valley of Belize. I will be living with other students at Nabitunich, a rural "eco-hostel" that is based in a working ranch near the town of San Ignacio, so I'll be surrounded by animals! One of the bigger sites that I'll get to visit is Xunantunich. I've done research using artifacts from Xunantunich back in the lab at UTSA, so I can't wait to see it in person! According to Wikipedia, the site is haunted; its name translates to "Stone Woman," and in the 1800s people started reporting sightings of a ghostly woman ascending the steps of El Castillo (the largest structure) only to mysteriously disappear through a stone wall. I'll keep you posted on any ghost sightings while I'm there. In the meantime, I won't have Wi-Fi during the week, so I'll tell you all about my first week in Belize next weekend!

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  1. Emmy AubinJuly 4, 2018 at 11:19 AM

    So exciting!!!! And spooky! I can’t wait to see how you’re adventures go! :D

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    1. Emmy AubinJuly 4, 2018 at 3:08 PM

      It put that as "unknown" for some reason, but just so you know it's me and not some overly-enthusiastic rando, this is Emmy! (Though you could probs guess that I guess, haha)

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