Thrombolites in Lake Clifton SeanMack 2008 CC_BY_3.0

Thrombolites & Stromatolites

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Whilst watching a documentary on ABC TV, I saw what I thought were stromatolites, only to learn that they were called “thrombolites”. I couldn’t recall having heard of thrombolites. These ones were located at Lake Clifton in Western Australia. According to Wikipedia, “Thrombolites are clotted accretionary structures formed in shallow […]

Maritime Archaeology and the Big Anchor Project

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Maritime Archaeology and the ‘Big Anchor Project’ by Steve Reynolds   On 19th May 2013, I attended the South Australian Archaeology Society (SAAS) ‘Big Anchor Project’ day at the Birkenhead Tavern, Port Adelaide. SAAS volunteers ran workshops detailing the process of recording an anchor. Although I could only participate for […]