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- ↑ Careers and Collections: A Symposium to mark Professor Ian Carradice’s Retirement. Claire Robinson, Museum Collections Blog, University of St Andrews. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ Reappointment of Treasure Valuation Committee Members. Department for Culture, Media and Sport, February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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