Cristina Gonzalez-Esteban

My name is Cristina Gonzalez-Esteban. I am a current Ph.D. student at the University of Oxford, Wolfson College. I am the Expedition Leader and will be in charge of the Archaeological research of the project, focusing on learning about the extent and settlement structure of the selected sites, South of Lake Yaxha in Guatemala using digital technologies.

I will work together with the remote sensing data collectors, defining the areas and extent of the airborne data. At the same time, I will also organize and lead the collection of terrestrial LiDAR data at the core of the selected sites. This step of the project aims to increase the current archaeological coverage through airborne LiDAR and increase the speed and effectiveness of its processing and interpretation to understand the human history of the area.

In addition, I am also part of the Artificial Intelligence Team, defining the parameters of the study from an archaeological point of view and establishing the "ground-proving" areas that will allow us to check the effectiveness and quality of the processed data using these technologies.

As one of the main Spanish speaker of the team, I will also be responsible for establishing connections and communicating with the locals, authorities, researchers, and universities.