Roman remains face obliteration at Southwark site

The Guardian ^ | Wednesday May 31, 2006 | Maev Kennedy

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Archaeologists fear 1,000 years of history may be shovelled into skips as time runs out on a key site in London. Harvey Sheldon, an officer of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, called the situation at the church of St George the Martyr, in Southwark, where substantial evidence of Roman buildings may be destroyed without being recorded, "a disgrace".

Yesterday he made a last ditch appeal...

[SunkenCiv]

A last ditch appeal? ;')

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[SunkenCiv]

This is the last one for the night. ComancheCounty, welcome to the list, and sorry, I've been pingin' a bunch tonight, and hadn't actually added you to the list until just now. Mea culpa.

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Roman building remains vs so called 'progress' ping.