Ilo: Day 3: Another Day at the Center
I had been lucky enough to not handle any skulls with the flesh still attached. Today, my luck ran out. Dr. Barrett wanted to have pictures of the skull’s maxillary and mandibular arches. By the time I finished taking pictures of the skull, I had begun calling it names because the teeth kept falling out when …
Ilo: Day 2: Museum Visit
For those who got up early on May 27, a group of us went for a walk along the beach before breakfast. To learn more how our walk went, please see Ilo: Beach Stroll. Afterwards, we trekked back to the center where our routine was the same. When I grew tired of picking at the casting from …
Additional Images from Ilo: Day 1
Below are additional images to show what kind of subjects we are working with, and some of them are not bone dry.
Ilo: Day 1: Setting up at Centro Mallqui
After breakfast, we piled into the van and drove to the Centro Mallqui on May 26. Dr. Guillen met us there and gave us a tour. She showed us a storage room devoted to the findings from archeology digs. Centro Mallqui stores pottery, textiles, mummies, skeletons as well as the remains of dogs (perros), llamas, and …
WCC, Michigan to Ilo, Peru Travel Part 2
We began our first full day in Peru with breakfast at the hotel. I think of cream for coffee being cold. However, steam rose from the creamer as I poured it into my coffee. Apparently, the milk, or la lache as it is known in Spanish, is served hot. I have never seen hot milk …