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Author's note: (Peter Stanley, who was organising a day of celebration at the National Museum of Australia for
Mike Smith’s life and work, contacted me to say that Mike Smith would like me to read one of my
desert poems. He added that Mike would like it even better if I would write a new poem. I then
talked to Mike, who told me he thought no poet had yet captured the poetry in the basic tradecraft of
modern archaeology. He challenged me to try, offering ideas and feedback. This poem is the result.
It contains numerous concepts and phrases for which I am indebted to Mike.)
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