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Dig Diary Extra – Bird’s-eye view of Structure Twenty-Seven

Saturday, August 6, 2022 (9:45 AM)

 

Video and photographs from Professor Scott Pike, showing Structure Twenty-Seven in all its glory yesterday.Pic: Scott Pike

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