Maya Archaeological Project
Belize
Summer 2010
Faculty
Samuel V. Connell, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Foothill College and a research associate with UCLA’s Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. Connell joined Foothill College from Hawaii where he was an anthropologist with the Central Identification Laboratory leading MIA recoveries. Prior to beginning work on the Pambamarca Archaeological Project in 2001, Connell organized a series of projects in the Maya areas of Honduras and Belize. Connell's research has centered on understanding ancient societies from a community-centered perspective, and has recently focused on applications of Remote Sensing Technologies and GIS.
John M. Morris, Ph.D., is the Director of Research and Education at the Institute of Archaeology Belize. Dr. Morris has also been the Director of Museums in Belize and is also currently a Lecturer at the national University of Belize where he teaches courses in Anthropology, Archaeology and History. Over the last twenty years he has conducted numerous excavations and field projects in Belize. Dr. Morris research focuses on the organization of complex societies, socio-political dynamics in ancient societies and the formation of ethnic identity both ancient and modern. He is the senior editor on Research Reports In Belizean Archaeology, an yearly publication.