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Diary extra – day seven in pictures

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 (9:22 PM)

A selection of pictures from Jo Bourne. Click any image for a larger version.

Another bumper tour group with Sigurd.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Another bumper tour group with Sigurd.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Another bumper tour group with Sigurd.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Another bumper tour group with Sigurd.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Another bumper tour group with Sigurd.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Another bumper tour group with Sigurd.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Supervisor Andy Boyar in Structure One.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Andy and Minna in Structure One.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Gary preparing to lift a deposit of pottery and animal bone from Structure Thirty Four.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Carefull does it - the bone and pottery deposit.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Jobs done. The pot...  (📷 Jo Bourne)
...and bone.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Liam in Structure Twelve's north-western corner alcove.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
...and excavating the drain outside.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Sara in Structure Twelve's north-western recess.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
On site today was Dr Antonia Thomas, our Neolithic art specialist from the UHI Archaeology Institute.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
On site today was Dr Antonia Thomas, our Neolithic art specialist from the UHI Archaeology Institute.  (📷 Jo Bourne)
Ellen at the south-western sondage in Structure Ten.  (📷 Jo Bourne)

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