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Diary Extra – Structure Ten’s holed megalith and excavation pics

Friday, July 14, 2023 (8:50 PM)

More pictures of the “reassembled” holed standing stone outside Structure Ten, and a few images from across the site today.

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Structure Ten's holed forecourt megalith. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Ten's holed forecourt megalith. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Ten's holed forecourt megalith with Professor Mark Edmonds and stone tools specialist Ann Clarke in the background. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Ten's holed forecourt megalith. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Ten's holed forecourt megalith. (Sigurd Towrie)
Structure Ten's holed forecourt megalith. (Sigurd Towrie)
A glorious morning over Trench P. (Sigurd Towrie)
One of the excavated post-holes overlying the remains of the northern boundary wall. (Sigurd Towrie)
Almost at full strength. Lunchtime on site today. (Sigurd Towrie)
Chris cleaning around Structure Ten's holed standing stone. (Sigurd Towrie)
Travis, Johanna, Michele and Nick J. Excavation over the north-eastern buttress area in Structure Ten. (Sigurd Towrie)
Kristina planning in Structure Eight/Seventeen. (Sigurd Towrie)

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