Proyecto Regional Arqueológico San Bartolo-Xultun

As we enter the holiday season, we hope you will consider supporting PRASBX this #GivingTuesday2023 - give a gift & receive a gift today! Every contribution will support cultural heritage, education initiatives, & exciting new archaeological research. xultun.org/get-involved

The San Bartolo-Xultun Project is a candidate for the 2023 International Archaeological Discovery Award “Khaled al-Assad” - please vote for us on Facebook: bit.ly/44oerTM

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Today the #sanbartolomurals were declared Cultural Patrimony of the Nation of Guatemala! This is a welcome announcement and we hope this recognized status will help safeguard and protect the outstanding wall paintings for generations of the future.

What does a real archaeologist think about Indiana Jones? Watch PRASBX Director Heather Hurst weigh in! youtu.be/jl5qryt-qP8 via @YouTube

Getting to site was not easy-mechanical trouble and many tree falls to clear. #Garmin GPS kept us updated & they reached camp at the end of day 2. Today, the second wave of personnel headed to site – arriving at dusk. #PRASBX2023 season has begun! Many thanks @nehgov

We have competition from the neighbors in #camp …time to get back to San Bartolo! Videos by Jesús Gualim #jabalí #archaeology #fieldworkfriday #mayabiospherereserve #prasbx #sbxtemporada2023 #culturenature

We thank all of our project members, their families and friends of @sbxproject who made this year a success! Wishing you peace and happiness in 2023! See video by @sbxproject instagram.com/tv/Cm2S9LWjriH…

Maya archaeology nerd holiday cookies- Merry Christmas from @sbxproject ! #mayaarchitecture #junglegourmet #pyramids #archaeology #sanbartolomurals #christmascookies

It has been an honor an a privilege to know Daniel Aquino as a colleague and a friend. His contribution to the preservation of the cultural patrimony of Guatemala made a profound impact that will continue to be his legacy for many years to come.

Archaeology magazine selects San Bartolo calendar date as most exciting discovery of 2022! Mural fragments bear the date “7 Deer,” a daysign in the 260-day calendar. Check out the Top Ten list: archaeology.org/issues/494-230… Read the full article on 7 Deer here: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Celebrate #givingtuesday by donating to institutions that support archaeology & protect cultural and natural heritage,like @ICOMOS & @archaeology_aia who provide grant opportunities to projects like ours!You can also support SBX–go to xultun.org to get involved!

Boris on winning Culture-Nature Prize youtu.be/QAZInMt9psk via @YouTube Don’t forget #GivingTuesday tomorrow! Support archaeology with a gift directly to SBXProject at xultun.org or to organizations protecting cultural heritage-see @ICOMOS buff.ly/3zz0bd5

With the heavy rains, @sbxproject camp is flooded to a height we've seen only once before in our 20 yrs at site. You might recognize the walk into camp or the kitchen! Many thanks to Cesar Pop, Lis Flores, Geovany Franco, and Jesús Gualim.#camplife #mayabiospherereserve #Lluvias

Collaboration power!29 students joined 5 team members to render 1000s of structures identified in SBX lidar data. Watch their progress: each 500x500km quadrant turns green at completion.Shout out to Zach Campana&Lily Whelden who processed the most structures.Thanks @GIS Skidmore!

SBX project is honored to receive the Culture-Nature prize-an enormous honor from @ICOMOS! "1st Place: Maya Biocultural Landscapes: Co-creating an Illustrated Dictionary and a Species Inventory, Guatemala" #HappyFriday #prasbx #mayabiospherereserve

SBX receives 1st Place in @ICOMOS Culture-Nature Prize! Amazing honor to receive this international recognition for “significant contributions to the heritage field.” The team will co-create an illustrated dictionary of #sbmural biota & a species inventory within #MBR study area

Amazing chance to use the #vislab @TACC @UTAustin to film #SBMural for new documentary.Vislab runs high resolution tiled-displays enabling illustrations by @heatherhurstartist to be visualized at original size. Thanks to Greg Foss & Vislab team for making the murals come to life!