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'In the excavations of a Bronze Age town overlooking the Aegean Sea, I stood on a patch of soft clay and picked up a smooth, oval river stone. This was the floor of the pottery workshop, said my archeologist guide. That stone was used for smoothing the inside of pots - if you find a stone out of context, it's nearly always a tool.' (Introduction)

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    y separately published work icon Magpies : Talking About Books for Children vol. 34 no. 4 September 2019 19760412 2019 periodical issue

    'Clearing my old 'things to do/think about' folder, I came across an email from Jo Goodman who sadly passed away some years ago. It was brief: Here's an anecdote for you: bloke in overalls and work boots, books under arm, seen whizzing up the steps to Eltham Library. Gets to 'self-opening doors', stops and calls out, 'OPEN SESAME' - and it worked! They opened!'

    (Editor's Comments, Introduction)

         2019     pg. 4-6
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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