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gibraltar caves project 2003

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Day 1: Monday 4th August Day 2: Tuesday 5th August Day 3: Wednesday 6th August
Day 4: Thursday 7th August Day 5: Friday 8th August Day 6: Saturday 9th August
Day 7: Monday 11th August Day 8: Tuesday 12th August Day 9: Wednesday 13th August
Day 11: Friday 15th August Day 13: Monday 18th August Day 14: Tuesday 19th August
Day 16: Thursday 21st August Day 18: Saturday 23rd August Day 20: Monday 25th August
Day 22: Wednesday 27th August Day 24: Friday 29th August

 

 

Day 1: Monday 4th August, 2003
  
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Transporting the sediment to the beach for sieving Scaffolding to the upper levels
  
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Hurry up and get to work! Careful examination of a find
   
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The view out of the cave The long climb up
 
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At work in the laboratory
  
Day 2: Tuesday 5th August, 2003
 
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Vanguard Cave

 

Scaffolding to the upper levels of Vanguard

 

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Sieving  the sediments from Gorham's

 

Careful examination

 

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Teamwork is essential

 

Finds out to dry

 

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Computer inputting begins
  
Day 3: Wednesday 6th August, 2003
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At work on the shore

 

Sievers

 

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A spot of fishing in the lunch break

 

Wet sieving

 

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Recording the exact location of finds

 

Cleaning the sections in Vanguard Cave

 

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The long climb home
   
Day 4: Thursday 7th August, 2003
   
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Paleomed Press Conference

 

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Explanation of the latest finds

 

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Gorham's explained

 

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A new find is identified

 

Excavation continues...

 

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