Archaeology Jungle...

'Sittee River 92' was a school expedition made by Trent College last summer to the coastal savannah and tropical forest of southern Belize in Central America. Its original aim was to develop the self reliance and leadership skills of the sixteen-year-olds in the group, and to increase their awareness of cultural and environmental issues in a physically challenging setting. Developing from a sixth former's suggestion to visit the jungle, the trip had initially been conceived as a Combined Cadet Force adventurous training exercise to trek through the jungle and climb a forest-clad peak in the Cockscomb Range. However, a peculiar series of chance events and discoveries was to result in a unique opportunity for 'hands on' historical research, and an initiation into the disciplines of industrial archaeology.