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@@ -198,7 +198,14 @@ The samples were collected from the mud-brick constructions from the
 four sites (TMB016, MAS021, DFF008, and DFF009). The total volume of the
 materials was approximately 4 kilograms (1 kilogram from each site). The
 organic residues of plants and animals could be easily observed in the
-samples before they floated in the water. The material was soaked in
+samples before they floated in the water. 
+
+![Organic residues on a mudbrick fragment prior to being floated in water. (photo by the author).](../static/images/hamdeen/Fig3.jpg "Organic residues on a mudbrick fragment prior to being floated in water. (photo by the author).")
+
+**~~Figure 3. Organic residues on a mudbrick fragment prior to being floated in water. (photo by the author).~~**
+
+
+The material was soaked in
 water for six hours to dissolve the hard mud and to allow the wet
 sieving to separate the plant\'s remains that were floated above the mud
 and sand. Two metal sieves with a mesh size of 0.5 and 1 millimetres
@@ -242,9 +249,9 @@ analyses for more  detailed identifications will be done at a later date.
 
 **~~Table 1. Plant species that were identified from the Samples.~~**
 
-![The figure presents the plant and animal remains that were identified; a. Triticum aestivum; b. Hordeum vulgare; c. Sorghum bicolor, d. Setaria italica; e. Adansonia digitata, f. Acacia nilotica; g. Cyperus rotundus; h. Animal dung; i. Insect remains (Photo: H.M. Hamdeen).](../static/images/hamdeen/Fig3.jpg "The figure presents the plant and animal remains that were identified; a. Triticum aestivum; b. Hordeum vulgare; c. Sorghum bicolor, d. Setaria italica; e. Adansonia digitata, f. Acacia nilotica; g. Cyperus rotundus; h. Animal dung; i. Insect remains (Photo: H.M. Hamdeen).")
+![The figure presents the plant and animal remains that were identified: a. Triticum aestivum; b. Hordeum vulgare; c. Sorghum bicolor, d. Setaria italica; e. Adansonia digitata, f. Acacia nilotica; g. Cyperus rotundus; h. Animal dung; i. Insect remains (Photo: H.M. Hamdeen).](../static/images/hamdeen/Fig4.jpg "The figure presents the plant and animal remains that were identified: a. Triticum aestivum; b. Hordeum vulgare; c. Sorghum bicolor, d. Setaria italica; e. Adansonia digitata, f. Acacia nilotica; g. Cyperus rotundus; h. Animal dung; i. Insect remains (Photo: H.M. Hamdeen).")
 
-**~~Figure 3. The figure presents the plant and animal remains that were identified; a. Triticum aestivum; b. Hordeum vulgare; c. Sorghum bicolor, d. Setaria italica; e. Adansonia digitata, f. Acacia nilotica; g. Cyperus rotundus; h. Animal dung; i. Insect remains (Photo: H.M. Hamdeen).~~**
+**~~Figure 4. The figure presents the plant and animal remains that were identified: a. Triticum aestivum; b. Hordeum vulgare; c. Sorghum bicolor, d. Setaria italica; e. Adansonia digitata, f. Acacia nilotica; g. Cyperus rotundus; h. Animal dung; i. Insect remains (Photo: H.M. Hamdeen).~~**
 
 ## Mudbrick as source of the plant remains
 
@@ -270,7 +277,7 @@ necessity of temper may vary depending on the quality of the sediment,
 clay, and organic material that was added to the mudbrick.
 
 Experts in Sudan rarely study the archaeobotanical remains from
-mudbrick. Sergeev *et al* studied the considerable potential of
+mudbrick. Sergeev et al. studied the considerable potential of
 mudbricks as a source of the history, cultural practices, and
 technologies of ancient societies that developed in a specific natural
 environment.[^12] Their analysis focused on comparing two collections of
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 Reports from the 2000--2008 Seasons*, edited by I. Hodder, pp. 163--90.
 Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, 2013.