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Research team

The Chan project brought together a collaborative, international, multidisciplinary research team of over 120 foreign and local archaeologists, botanists, geologists, geographers, chemists, computer scientists, artists, students, workers, volunteers, and local community residents from Belize, the US, England, Canada, and China.

Project Director: Dr. Cynthia Robin, Northwestern University

Specialists

PhD students

Survey supervisors               

Excavation supervisors

Undergraduate students

Belize Institute of Archaeology representatives

Project support staff

Other support staff

Michelle Abtahi, Yasmine Baktash, Dr. Doug Bolendar, Margaret Briggs, Jeff Buechler, Pamela Cardenas, Jonathan Dattilo, Dr, Kristin de Lucia, Brian Dubin, Dr. Laure Dussubieu, Krista Garcia, Mark Golitko, Angela Hood, Iram Izam, Serena Jain, Tegan Jones, Kate Kanne, Kalina Kassadjikova, Colleen Kron, Kristin Landau, Dr. Lisa LeCount, Megan McGee, Dr, William Middleton, Jim Morris, Mary Morrison, Marcus Murph, Elizabeth Nolan, Dr. Lisa Overholtzer, Brad Phillippi, Jessie Pinchoff, Tamas Polanyi, Jeffrey Schecter, Elizabeth Schiffman, Holly Schumacher, Kate Stephensen, Anthony Tedeschi, Ana Tejeda, Bob Trombello, Sally Woods, and Dan Wyman

Belizean excavation supervisors

Bernabe Camal Sr., Edwin Camal, Ifrain Chan, Ismael R. Chan, Eduardo Chi, Venura Cocom, Placido Cunil Jr., Abel Goodoy, Virgilio Goodoy, Ciro Hernandez, Manuel Kent, Jose Lopez, Mariano Lopez Jr., Jose Luis Panti, Cruz Puc, and Nasario Puc

Belizean excavation, survey, and lab assistants

Merle Alfaro, Nestor Alfaro, Sylvia Batty, Theresa Batty, Bernabe Camal Jr., Jonny Camal, Eduardo Chan, Heriberto Chan, Ismael Chan Sr., Ismael F. Chan Jr., Elvis Chi, Jaime Chi, Omar Chi, Roberto Cunil, Ismael Ernandez, Reina Ernandez, William Hofman, Elvis Itza, Roberto Jimenez, Sergio Jimenez, Gumercindo Mai, Susan Mai, Rosita Marin, Lazaro Martinez, Rosa Martinez, Oscar Mejia, Eder Panti, Alma Patt, Salvador Penados, Elvin Puc, Ricky Puc, Ronnie Puc, Sandra Puc, Sandra Aurora Puc, Ediberto Reyes, Carlos Salgueros, Julia Sanchez, Alex Smith, David Smith, Horace Smith, Ken Smith, Feliz Uck, Elmer Valdez, and Gerald Valdez.

Chan site landowners

Rosita Aguallo, Jose Alfaro, Armando Bautista, Thomas Chable, Benigno Chan, Calixto Chan, Francisco Chan, Guadalupe Chan, Ventura Chi, Adele DesRochers, Rogelio Gamez, Virgilio Goodoy, Jose Hiron, Edward Jenkins, Virginia Jenkins, Irene Jimenez, Michael Jones, Valentin Ku, Abelio Leon, Estela Leon, Ireno Magaña, Jose Mai, Amalio Matus, Fidel Matus, Domingo Mesh, Antonio Morales, Francisco Morales, Humberto Morales, Pastora Morales, Leandro Pacheco, Feliciano Panti, Glis Penados, Santiago Gonzalez Pinedos, Antonio Puc, Felipe Puc, Lorenzo Puc, Nasario Puc, Julian Requena, Manuel Reyes, Jovita Guermina Sanches, Ishil Shish, Polo Shish, Felix Uck, Monico Uck, Silvario Uck, Julio Valencia, and Santiago Yacab.

San Ignacio Lab House Landowners

Pedro Gonzalez and Maria Jilma Sosa.