[stands2reason]

I'm enjoying the new British discoveries in archaeology! Islands hold a special place when it comes to studying history. Separated from the mainland, they'll often preserve features that haven't been run over roughshod by conqueror after conqueror after conqueror.

[RightWhale]

Separated from the mainland

Sometimes it is, like now. What actually encourages archaeological sites is that the British Isles have inclement weather. It's cold, the sun never shines, and nobody but deepwoods primitives and monks would want to live there--that's the kind of remains they will find. Until the tin mines, that is.