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Category: The Cairns Dig Diary 2017

Archaeology The Cairns Dig Diary 2017

The Cairns Day Twenty. The Last Post. 2017

by seanlisle1Monday, July 10, 2017 (7:45am)Monday, July 10, 2017 (7:57am)
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Archaeology The Cairns Dig Diary 2017

Geophysics at The Cairns 2017

by seanlisle1Monday, July 10, 2017 (7:25am)Tuesday, July 11, 2017 (12:21am)
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The Cairns Day Nineteen 2017

by seanlisle1Thursday, July 6, 2017 (1:33pm)Thursday, July 6, 2017 (1:34pm)
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The Cairns Day Eighteen 2017

by seanlisle1Wednesday, July 5, 2017 (11:30pm)
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The Cairns Day Seventeen 2017

by seanlisle1Tuesday, July 4, 2017 (10:32pm)
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The Cairns Day Day Sixteen 2017

by seanlisle1Monday, July 3, 2017 (11:12pm)
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The Cairns Day Fifteen 2017

by seanlisle1Monday, July 3, 2017 (10:52pm)
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The Cairns Day Fourteen 2017

by seanlisle1Thursday, June 29, 2017 (12:14pm)
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The Cairns Day Thirteen 2017

by seanlisle1Thursday, June 29, 2017 (12:04am)Thursday, June 29, 2017 (12:19am)
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The Cairns Day Twelve 2017

by seanlisle1Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (12:10am)Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (12:20am)
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The Cairns Day Eleven 2017

by seanlisle1Monday, June 26, 2017 (12:36pm)Monday, June 26, 2017 (12:50pm)
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The Cairns Day Ten 2017

by seanlisle1Friday, June 23, 2017 (11:53pm)Friday, June 23, 2017 (11:54pm)
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The Cairns Day Nine 2017

by seanlisle1Friday, June 23, 2017 (12:45pm)
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The Cairns Day Eight 2017

by seanlisle1Wednesday, June 21, 2017 (11:05am)Wednesday, June 21, 2017 (11:28am)
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The Cairns Day Seven 2017

by seanlisle1Tuesday, June 20, 2017 (12:49pm)Tuesday, June 20, 2017 (1:02pm)
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The Cairns Day Six 2017

by seanlisle1Monday, June 19, 2017 (12:37pm)
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