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%0 Journal
%1 speleology
%2 £2.70 plus postage
%J Speleology
%E Erin Lynch
%D 2011
%C Buxton
%I British Cave Research Association
%P 36
%Z A4, with photos, maps and diagrams
%N 18,December 2011,January 2012
%@ ISSN 1478-999X
%3 The bulletin of British Caving
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%P 1
%T Front Cover
%A Rob Eavis
%X Three photos from Kelmend, Albania
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%P 2
%T Inside Front Cover
%X Advertisement of Cave Studies introductory booklets series
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%P 3
%T Contents
%X List of Contents
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%P 4
%T News in Brief and Upcoming Events
%X BCA at the Outdoor Leisure Show, Maxine Bateman reports. Events: Cave Archaeology & Karst Geomorphology in NW England, joint event with Quaternary Research Association; 2012 BCRA Cave Science Symposium.
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%P 5
%T Scoska Cave: Biology with BCRA
%A Chris Michel
%X Cavers and biologists alike observed cave life first-hand during BCRA's lively field meeting at Scoska Cave. Chris Michel reports.
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%P 6-10
%T Deep in the Accursed Mountains of Kelmend, Albania
%A Rob Eavis
%X In September 2010 the Eldon Pothole Club undertook their first major expedition to the Kelmend province of northern Albania. Rob Eavis reports.
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%P 11
%T Portfolio
%A Mark Shinwell
%X Glasfurd's Chamber, Gavel Pot; Short Drop Cave; Splash Chamber, Trident Series, County Pot; Aven de la Salamandre, France; Waterfall Passage, Lancaster Hole.
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%P 12-14
%T Cave and Karst Science Explained
%A Charlie Self
%X Charlie Self gives layman's summaries of Cave and Karst Science issues 37(2) and 37(3), featuring UK speleohistory, sandstone caves in India, the largest caves in China, and more.
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%P 15
%T BCRA Special Interest Groups
%X Reports from the Cave Archaeology Group and the Cave Radio & Electronics Group. Notice of an upcoming field meeting from the Cave Surveying Group.
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%P 16-21
%T From Church Cave to the Sistine Chapel: Irish Exploration with the Shannon Group
%A Peter Barry, Alasdair Kennedy, Stephen Macnamara
%X Peter Barry, Alasdair Kennedy, and Stephen Macnamara report on recent discoveries in Shannon Cave, Cascades Rising, and Church Cave.
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%P 22-23
%T The Simpson Records in the British Caving Archive
%A David Judson
%X Eli Simpson's Yorkshire and Derbyshire Record Books are a wealth of articles, photos, and more spanning over two centuries of British caving. BCRA Archivist David Judson reports.
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%P 24-25
%T Science in South Wales with BCRA
%A Keith Ball, Trevor Faulkner
%X BCRA's Science Field Meeting gave cavers an opportunity to learn first-hand about the geology of Dan Yr Ogof, Cathedral Cave, and Ogof Ffynnon Ddu. Keith Ball and Trevor Faulkner report.
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%P 26-27
%T Taking a Fresh Look at Some Well-Known Caves in Mulu
%A Gina Moseley
%X The 2010 Anglo-Sarawak expedition concentrated on photography, science, and relocating entrances in Gunung Mulu National Park. Gina Moseley reports.
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%P 28-30
%T 2011 Cave Science Symposium
%A Alexander Baker
%X BCRA's 22nd Cave Science Symposium featured posters and talks on subjects ranging archaeology to speleothems. Alexander Baker reports.
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%P 31-33
%T Overseas News and Reviews
%X News from around the world and reviews of caving publications. Michael Laumanns  & Liz Price report on the Transkarst conference 2011 in Indonesia
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%P 33
%T Diary Dates
%X Diary Dates
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%P 34
%T @BCRA, @BCA
%X Contact Details for BCRA and BCA
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%P 35
%T Inside Back Cover
%X Caving equipment supplier advert; Speleology subscription advert
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%P 36
%T Outside back cover
%A Robbie Shone
%X Mulu photos by Robbie Shone
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%P 37
%T Late news
%A David Gibson
%X Supplement to the printed edition
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