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Title: The costs of archaeology
Post by: Erpingham on March 08, 2023, 05:50:41 PM

Ever wonder about the financial impact of accidentally finding a major archaeological site during a development? Here's one we've discussed before, in Dave's imperium

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64875597

Title: Re: The costs of archaeology
Post by: Imperial Dave on March 08, 2023, 06:04:48 PM

and a good place to hide a budget overspend from elsewhere no doubt!

Title: Re: The costs of archaeology
Post by: Ian61 on March 08, 2023, 10:43:32 PM

How times change - when, in 1879, workmen found the Birdlip graves in Gloucestershire which have been dated at close to the Boudican revolt the rich grave goods were all carefully removed but the bones were chucked away! This means that no modern analysis of them is now possible unless they can be found.

Title: Re: The costs of archaeology
Post by: Imperial Dave on March 09, 2023, 09:00:12 AM

good grief....

Title: Re: The costs of archaeology
Post by: Erpingham on March 13, 2023, 10:24:01 AM

I noticed this in the latest BBC update

Pembrokeshire council deputy leader Paul Miller said digging up the skeletons accounted for £1.5m-£2m.

So 2/3 of the price hike has been down to increasing costs with the building rather than the archaeology.

Title: Re: The costs of archaeology
Post by: Nick Harbud on March 13, 2023, 02:07:32 PM

They never should have closed Ocky Whites.

:P

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