Thanks Again!!

Wow! Hard to believe that it is September already! The SCRAP team completed our third successful week of the project, thanks to all of our backers. It was hot and humid our last week as we raced to complete the pedestrian survey of the area surrounding the site epicenter. We also had a chance to hike out along some of the creeks on the property to locate some of the sources for the rock used in epicentral construction. 

We spent our last day in the village going around to thank our hosts for all of their kind hospitality, and finished the morning by taking team member Morgan to the hospital for some much-needed hydration! Talk about leaving everything out on the field-- our crew was amazing this year, and we could not have completed our goals without Morgan, Julilla, and the three workers from the village. 

With the successful end of the project, we are back at our respective universities, working on writing up the field season, and looking forward to next year's excavations. Meaghan has taken up a Visiting Scholar position at MARI/Tulane in New Orleans, and Sonja has started teaching at Penn State Erie. We will soon begin the planning process for next year, including seeking grant support. 

As Jean Luc would say... "Make it so!!". 

There is no way we could have accomplished this first field season without all of you, so we again thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 

Meaghan and Sonja