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Dig reveals Neolithic burial site
June 27, 2008, 3:06 pm
A news article was kindly brought to our attention by Victoria Carter:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/isle_of_man/7474949.stm
It is surprising what 'development' reveals to the world.
In this case a new runway exposes a fascinating record of unique funerary and mortuary practices in the Neolithic age on the Isle of Man.
Lets hope that nothing is unnecessarily destroyed to promote the cause of tourism, as the Oxford archaeologists are convinced that this site is of European 'significance'.
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Another Site Owned by Tarmac
June 27, 2008, 12:21 pm
Archaeologists have found the remains of a 4000 year old Neolithic settlement site in Wrexham. The land is being quarried by Tarmac who plan to extract 10m tonnes of sand and gravel from the Holt Estate.
Tarmac have agreed to leaving the settlement site free for the archaeologists to excavate, they say, "As a result we have ceased topsoil removal in the immediate vicinity in order to retrieve any further artefacts which may be present". They are also having to pay for the excavation as planning conditions stipulate this.
It can only be hoped that an important site is not destroyed as in the case of the archaeologically rich landscape round the Thornborough Henges which sadly also was quarried by Tarmac with little thought to preserving such an important site.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/7471742.stm
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Solstice - but what about the aftermath?
June 27, 2008, 12:17 pm
Festivals are great things, people get together, celebrate the event , and have fun. But there is always a tiny catch to celebration and that is rubbish - did Stonehenge really need 30,000 people turning up and littering the site so that it looked like the equivalent of your local rubbish dump.
Were they all there for the spectacular rising of the Solstice sun, or did the majority just come along for the party, bringing their 6 packs with them. Take your choice, but is this really the way to treat a World Heritage site, especially Stonehenge and its magnificent stones.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7465235.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7467239.stm
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