30th December 2005, 02:57 PM
Quote:quote:To test for contaminants to have to dig holes. If you dig holes you need archaeologists.
In theory true, but many of the sites I see have JCB bucket shaped geotechnical holes in them without any arch being present.
I for one would gladly sacrifice any lost archaeology to have prior warning about contaminants so the dangers of exposure could be mitigated.