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Infra-red imagery of the New Forest © Forest Research, The Verderers of the New Forest, New Forest National Park Authority, Forestry England, Cambridge University Technical Services Excavation during the A1 Leeming to Barton Motorway Upgrade Scheme © Northern Archaeological Associates Diver photographing artefacts underwater from the Wheel Wreck © Kevin Camidge Capturing data to create a photogrammetric model of the Pictish Craw Stone © ACCORD Project

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Digital Archive from Sabratha Excavations, 1948-1951

This collection from the British Institute for Libyan and North African Studies contains a digitised archive from three seasons of fieldwork carried out from 1948 to 1952. Previously a Phoenician then Roman trading post, this archive includes notebooks, drawings, and photos relating to the Forum, Temple of Serapis, Harbour, and Basilica.

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Hollis Croft, Sheffield, South Yorkshire: Old site and new connections