Archaeology in :60

By: alanwong (504) in staff

First they debunked a popular doomsday prophecy— that the world would end in December [...]2012—when they uncovered ancient Maya murals. Then they discovered six sets of skeletal remains dating to AD 250. Who knows what they'll find next? Every even-numbered year, Assistant Professor of Archaeology Bill Saturno takes a group of undergrads out of the classroom and into the wilds of Guatemala. "I'm not a discovery junkie," says Saturno, though he admits to digging up his backyard as a kid. "My greatest thrill is bringing my students into the jungle and seeing them make discoveries."

Read the story on the Annual Report:
http://www.bu.edu/ar

Tags: faculty, boston university, painting, archaeology, 2013, discovery, cave, maya, annual report, ar13, william saturno, guatemala, mayan, calendar

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