Monthly Archives: February 2016

Abby Donaldson explains Section Drawing in EA 64 East – 11 February 2016

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Tim Page

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Day 7 if field school

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Rebecca Phillipps

Today marked the seventh day of excavation here on Great Mercury Island, and was every bit worth the exhaustion, dirt, rain, and wind that we have suffered through to reach this point. Despite the apparent hardship we are put up … Continue reading →

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Emma Berry gives a summary of progress on the Great Mercury Island dig – 10 February 2016

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Tim Page

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Great Mercury Island dig 9 Feb 2016

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Tim Page

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MacKenzie Nichol gives a summary of progress on the Great Mercury Island dig – 9 February 2016

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Tim Page

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Ella Pilkington gives a summary of progress on the Great Mercury Island dig – 9 February 2016

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Tim Page

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Day 5 of field school

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Rebecca Phillipps

  Today I think we really did experience all four seasons over the course of 7 hours.  We woke up at (the slightly later time of) 6.15am after a long night of howling winds which kept us all awake, particularly … Continue reading →

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Day 3 of field school

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Rebecca Phillipps

Our excavation definitely picked up the pace today, who would’ve thought that spending the entire day outside overlooking beautiful beach scenery would be such a busy task! The day started out with some wonderful news from the supervisors- impending rain. … Continue reading →

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Day One of field school

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Rebecca Phillipps

On the shorefront of Coralie Bay we began excavating extensions based on last years field school. We expected this to be a real backbreaker and deturfing lived up to the expectation. However, getting down on our hands and knees and … Continue reading →

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Field school begins!

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Rebecca Phillipps

Hello world, We are once again out on Ahuahu Great Mercury Island for more exciting discoveries. Stay tuned for blogs and vlogs from staff and students over the next three weeks. Rebecca

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