Our research team spent two weeks excavating at this site near Manatuto. Research was directed towards understanding the relationship between foreign trade and environmental change in the region. Deforestation and erosion of the landscape may have been caused by exploitation of sandalwood in the past 1,000 years. http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0876/97200698_FDnAc-Ti-1.jpg http://crux42.smugmug.com/gallery/1921258_KyrVD/ 2007-08-19T16:16:19Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200697_ms7Nv" title="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0875/97200697_ms7Nv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu." title="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:26:27Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0875/97200697_ms7Nv-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-28 07:43:36 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200698_FDnAc" title="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0876/97200698_FDnAc-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu." title="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:24:41Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0876/97200698_FDnAc-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-28 07:43:43 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200699_zzz6y" title="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0877/97200699_zzz6y-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu." title="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:26:29Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0877/97200699_zzz6y-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-28 07:43:55 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200700_PpfSv" title="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0878/97200700_PpfSv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu." title="A view of the rice fields and surrounding area from our hilltop archaeological site near Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:25:41Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0878/97200700_PpfSv-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-28 07:44:13 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Our research site near Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200701_bn838" title="Our research site near Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0879/97200701_bn838-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Our research site near Manatutu." title="Our research site near Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:26:28Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0879/97200701_bn838-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-29 07:16:51 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Our research site near Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200702_qsDBC" title="Our research site near Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0880/97200702_qsDBC-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Our research site near Manatutu." title="Our research site near Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:21:33Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0880/97200702_qsDBC-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-29 07:17:03 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Our research site near Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200703_dJgTU" title="Our research site near Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0881/97200703_dJgTU-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Our research site near Manatutu." title="Our research site near Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:27:15Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0881/97200703_dJgTU-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-29 07:17:29 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Our research site near Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200707_zjYvK" title="Our research site near Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0884/97200707_zjYvK-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Our research site near Manatutu." title="Our research site near Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:27:09Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0884/97200707_zjYvK-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-29 07:18:23 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Jana collects the body of our Cuscus specimen, which had to be kept in a wire cage and defleshed by insects. You've never smelled something so foul!</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200689_R4Lat" title="Jana collects the body of our Cuscus specimen, which had to be kept in a wire cage and defleshed by insects. You've never smelled something so foul!"><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/DSC0111/97200689_R4Lat-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Jana collects the body of our Cuscus specimen, which had to be kept in a wire cage and defleshed by insects. You've never smelled something so foul!" title="Jana collects the body of our Cuscus specimen, which had to be kept in a wire cage and defleshed by insects. You've never smelled something so foul!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:26:43Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/DSC0111/97200689_R4Lat-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-28 20:27:29 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Our research team at the end of the second excavation.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200691_uAkP7" title="Our research team at the end of the second excavation."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/DSC0113/97200691_uAkP7-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Our research team at the end of the second excavation." title="Our research team at the end of the second excavation." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:24:34Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/DSC0113/97200691_uAkP7-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-28 20:33:33 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Our research team at the end of the second excavation.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200693_XZoD2" title="Our research team at the end of the second excavation."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/DSC0114/97200693_XZoD2-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Our research team at the end of the second excavation." title="Our research team at the end of the second excavation." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:27:42Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/DSC0114/97200693_XZoD2-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-28 20:34:32 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />These dogs were stuck for nearly an hour!</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200695_neAG9" title="These dogs were stuck for nearly an hour!"><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0872/97200695_neAG9-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="These dogs were stuck for nearly an hour!" title="These dogs were stuck for nearly an hour!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:25:00Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0872/97200695_neAG9-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-28 06:41:07 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />These dogs were stuck for nearly an hour.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200696_vzpnc" title="These dogs were stuck for nearly an hour."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0874/97200696_vzpnc-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="These dogs were stuck for nearly an hour." title="These dogs were stuck for nearly an hour." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:17:50Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0874/97200696_vzpnc-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-28 06:41:17 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Randy and Kass work on our excavation near Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200708_Ji8hv" title="Randy and Kass work on our excavation near Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0887/97200708_Ji8hv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Randy and Kass work on our excavation near Manatutu." title="Randy and Kass work on our excavation near Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:25:37Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0887/97200708_Ji8hv-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-29 08:27:17 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Randy and Kass work on an excavation near Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200709_o9hzj" title="Randy and Kass work on an excavation near Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0888/97200709_o9hzj-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Randy and Kass work on an excavation near Manatutu." title="Randy and Kass work on an excavation near Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:25:49Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0888/97200709_o9hzj-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-29 08:27:27 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Our local guide and assistant looks on during excavations at Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200713_SfqLE" title="Our local guide and assistant looks on during excavations at Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0891/97200713_SfqLE-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Our local guide and assistant looks on during excavations at Manatutu." title="Our local guide and assistant looks on during excavations at Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:25:33Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0891/97200713_SfqLE-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-29 10:16:57 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />Randy 'backfilling' a unit at our excavation at Manatutu.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200715_CGJ5H" title="Randy 'backfilling' a unit at our excavation at Manatutu."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0892/97200715_CGJ5H-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Randy 'backfilling' a unit at our excavation at Manatutu." title="Randy 'backfilling' a unit at our excavation at Manatutu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:23:31Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0892/97200715_CGJ5H-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-29 11:08:54 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />A prehistoric model constructed during a fit of heat induced delirium.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200710_A8fEf" title="A prehistoric model constructed during a fit of heat induced delirium."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0889/97200710_A8fEf-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A prehistoric model constructed during a fit of heat induced delirium." title="A prehistoric model constructed during a fit of heat induced delirium." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:17:58Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0889/97200710_A8fEf-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-29 10:13:39 <p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com">crux42</a><br />A prehistoric model constructed during a fit of heat induced delirium.</p><p><a href="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/1921258_KyrVD#97200711_HBtim" title="A prehistoric model constructed during a fit of heat induced delirium."><img src="http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0890/97200711_HBtim-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A prehistoric model constructed during a fit of heat induced delirium." title="A prehistoric model constructed during a fit of heat induced delirium." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T04:26:47Z crux42 http://crux42.smugmug.com http://crux42.smugmug.com/Travel/East-Timor/Manatuto-East-Timor-Timor/IMG0890/97200711_HBtim-Th-1.jpg 2005-07-29 10:15:18