▁books ▁on ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁hier og lyph ics , ▁settlement ▁patterns , ▁urban ism ▁and ▁cer am ic ▁studies ▁of ▁the ▁May a . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Ch ase ▁has ▁conducted ▁many ▁exc av ations ▁in ▁the ▁Pet én ▁region ▁of ▁Bel ize . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁Co - direct or ▁of ▁the ▁May a ▁urban ▁complex ▁of ▁Car ac ol . ▁Ch ase ▁developed ▁exc av ation ▁techniques ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Car ac ol ▁from ▁the ▁Pre class ic ▁to ▁the ▁Post class ic ▁period ▁of ▁May a ▁occupation , ▁to ▁reve al ▁the ▁arch ae ology ▁while ▁pres erving ▁the ▁built ▁structures ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Bel ize ' s ▁cultural ▁her itage . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁anth rop ology ▁department ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada , ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁( UN L V ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁he ▁began ▁teaching ▁at ▁Pom ona ▁College . ▁ ▁Current ▁research ▁▁ ▁Ch ase ▁te amed ▁with ▁University ▁of ▁Central ▁Florida ▁bi ologist ▁Dr ▁John ▁We ish amp el ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁NASA ▁Space ▁Arch ae ology ▁Program ▁& ▁U CF - U F ▁Space ▁Research ▁In iti ative ▁grant ▁to ▁use ▁lid ar ▁( light ▁rad ar ) ▁sens ors ▁to ▁detect ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁rain for est ▁can opy , ▁re for est ation ▁patterns ▁and ▁modifications ▁to ▁arch ae ological ▁sites . ▁The