The Bladen Legacy team had a successful 2nd field season in the Bladen Nature Reserve in southern Belize. It included:
- 1,370,000 m2 surveyed to complete the lidar-directed survey of Maya structures in both Ek Xux Valley and A/C Valley, led by Dr. Mark Robinson and Dr. Sara Eshleman
- 1,326 trees recorded within 13 botanical plots along environmental and anthropogenic gradients, led by Dr. Steven Brewer
- 19 soil test pits paired to botanical plots for geochemical and palaeobotanical analyses, led by Dr. Mark Robinson and Dr. Sara Eshleman
- 188 trees cored for tree ring analysis and 61 cored for wood density, led by Dr. Victor Caetano Andrade
- Over 2 m of excavation depth in the Saki Tzul rock shelter, led by Dr. Keith Prufer, Nadia Neff, and Erin Ray
- 3 household excavations in two weeks, led by Dr. John Walden
- 3 excavations in the Ek Xux reservoir system, to better understand water management, led by Dr. Mark Robinson
