A new outdoor dormitory is under construction at the archaeological site at Holmul. Dedicated to former Board member Roger “Chopper” Lyon, who died in a plane crash while carrying doctors to a free clinic in Mexico, will be an open-air “palapa” and will house international students.
![The archaeology crew at Holmul leaves for a day of digging.](http://mayaarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dorm3-300x224.jpg)
The archaeology crew at Holmul leaves for a day of digging.
![International students gather at the Holmul site.](http://mayaarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dorm2-300x224.jpg)
International students gather at the Holmul site.
![Sam Haswell, Francisco-Estrada-Belli, and Clay Haswell at the dedication of the dorm for Chopper Lyon.](http://mayaarchaeology.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dorm1-300x224.jpg)
Sam Haswell, Francisco-Estrada-Belli, and Clay Haswell at the dedication of the dorm for Chopper Lyon.