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SEPTEMBER 2022 | VOLUME 32, NUMBER 9
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4 A High-Resolution Multispectral Macro-Imager
for Geology and Paleontology
Ryan A. Manzuk et al.
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Erratum: In the July 2022 issue, the affiliation for David K. Wright, the recipient of the 2022 Rip Rapp
Archaeological Geology Award, was incorrect. The correct affiliation is Dept. of Archaeology Conserva-
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