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I would expect the seriously historic stuff to be underground. That is where the ancient Roman stuff would be best preserved. I wonder how often an inconvenien
by burfog 8y ago
I would expect the seriously historic stuff to be underground. That is where the ancient Roman stuff would be best preserved.
I wonder how often an inconvenient archaeological site gets quietly disposed of.
- fredley 8y agoThey don't get 'disposed of'. Whenever there are large excavations it's a planning requirement to turn the site over to archaeologists first, who can find anything that's to be found before it's dug out. E.g., there was a lot of archaeology done with the Crossrail project: https://archaeology.crossrail.co.uk/exhibits/roman-moorgate-liverpool-street/ https://archaeology.crossrail.co.uk/exhibits/roman-moorgate-...
- dbuder 8y agoThere is nothing worse for a project than finding a mammoth tusk, so sometimes people "don't".
- bryanrasmussen 8y agoYes, but that's a large excavation for public purposes, a private project is probably smaller - so does the same rules apply? Can those rules be avoided when done privately?
- dfwqdfw 8y agoAvoided no. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Monuments_and_Archaeological_Areas_Act_1979 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Monuments_and_Archaeol...