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Dig Diary Extra – Day Twenty-Nine in pictures

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Faintly incised stone at the south end of Structure Eight. (Ole Thoenies)
Ruby and Emma finish planning the north-western wall of Structure Twenty-Seven (Ole Thoenies)
Excavating between the 'Great Wall' (left) and Structure Five. (Ole Thoenies)
Still smiling. Structure Eight supervisor Jo Bourne.
Completing context sheets. (Jo Bourne)
Trench J supervisor Paul catches up on paperwork. (Jo Bourne)
The newly exposed section of the 'Great Wall' (left) and Structure Five. (Jo Bourne)
Ingrid outside the OAS shop. (Jo Bourne)
Father and son. Professor Mark Edmonds and Callum. (Jo Bourne)
In the finds hut. (Jo Bourne)
Kevin putting the final section on his mega-plan of Structure Eight's northern section. (Jo Bourne)

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