Help keep us exploring!

Please consider supporting our work through a gift towards research, conservation, or community initiatives. In the current landscape, individual donations are critical to keep us going. Right now our project is raising funds that will shape our upcoming year of work. We have recovered a deposit of dozens of broken ceramic vessels that need conservation, we have found a new temple complex at the boundary of San Bartolo, we have more to excavate to understand the enigmatic site of Xulbe, and we will continue biodiversity documentation with trail cams! Click the “Donate” button to support ongoing research and sharing our results with the public!

Tapir at Los Loros aguada, captured by trail camera placed by R. Mallory & J. Gualim.

  • Field expenses for on site archaeology (4×4 vehicle rental, food, camp staff, hand tools); 40+ Guatemalan collaborators paid at or above national wage levels; travel costs for students; site protection measures that include year-round guards and preventative conservation of the murals; artifact curation and study in our archaeological laboratory

  • Salaries or course releases for US collaborators holding full-time positions; capital expenditures for vehicles or major equipment; overhead / indirect costs for donated funds