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archaeology
Jodi Cameron

What is Archaeological Flotation?

Flotation is one of the archaeobotanical sampling techniques used on site to investigate ancient plant remains. Flotation captures small finds including grains and seeds that would normally be missed during archaeological excavation.

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archaeology
Jodi Cameron

Not all sherds are broken evenly

What happens to the finds we uncover while digging at Zagora? I spoke to two of the co-directors, Dr Stavros Paspalas and Professor Margaret Miller,

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Beatrice McLoughlin – Part 2

by Irma Havlicek with generous assistance from Beatrice McLoughlin AAIA Research Officer, archivist and archaeological database proselytiser (This is part 2 of a profile of

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Beatrice McLoughlin – Part 1

by Irma Havlicek with generous assistance from Beatrice McLoughlin and Stavros Paspalas Zagora finds manager and coarseware expert (This is part 1 of a profile

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Zagora Study Day presentations

by Irma Havlicek Web Producer An enthusiastic audience of some eighty people attended the Zagora Study Day on Saturday 18 April 2015. Professor Alexander Cambitoglou,

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Bob Miller – Archaeological Photographer

by Irma Havlicek Web Content Producer The Zagora Archaeological Project (ZAP) attracts eminent professionals from archaeology and associated disciplines. Bob Miller, an internationally renowned photographer,

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