6th December 2005, 08:07 PM
on the burials side of the argument, skeletons can be protected against destruction by development, so why can't they be protected against destruction by ploughing once it is known that they exist on a certain site. If the metal objects are being brought up into the ploughsoil (and after conversations with metal detectorists, I bet at least a few of the objects are being dug up from within sealed burials), imagine what it is doing to the skeletal remains...
++ i spend my days rummaging around in dead people ++
++ i spend my days rummaging around in dead people ++