Thornborough "debate"

[garybrun]

quote:Conclusions
The experiment has shown that subsoil deposits are being compromised by the current normal agricultural regime in an area of archaeological potential on Ladybridge Farm. The differential impact of ploughing appears to be related to the depth of soil cover across the field. The experiment has demonstrated that in areas where the ploughsoil cover is around 0.25 metres over 20 millimetres of subsoil deposits have been truncated by a single episode of ploughing. It is clear that if archaeological deposits are present within this area of Ladybridge Farm then they are not in a static state of preservation but are continuing to be eroded and lost without record.

Is this a good argument for bringing in the metal detectorists to help out??

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