Scrap Book
A photographic journal of the Chases and their work
Whenever we present public lectures or meet people, they always want to know how or why we became interested in archaeology. Was it because we played with dinosaurs when we were young? Was it because we liked jig-saw puzzles? Was it that we liked to play in the dirt? Or, was it our reaction to the counter-culture of the late 1960's? We like to think that it was probably all of these things, in combination with our quest for knowledge and understanding in an ever-changing world.
Within the academic milieu, the written word can often be very dry, matter-of-fact, and formulaic (as can be seen in our accompanying vitaes). Pictures offer a very different, but still complementary, perspective. For this reason, we have chosen to include a few snapshots of our past.
The Chases
Ixtutz, Guatemala 1971
Stenton Mansion, Pennsylvania 1975
Garden City, New York 1975
Tayasal / Tikal, Guatemala 1977
Nohmul, Belize 1978
University Museum, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1981
Caracol, Belize 1986
Santa Rita Corozal, Belize 1979
Caracol, Belize 1986
