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To: blam
Is it just me or does ...
"The stone will be re-buried where it was found and the site will be recorded using satellite mapping techniques. Mr Redfern added: "Where else should it go? We have recorded its image for research purposes. Why should it go to, say, the British Museum? It was found here, so should remain here."
...sound like generations of kids are expected to get all excited over a photograph that they MIGHT get to see rather than being able to see the real thing and perhaps decide to become archaeologists?

This thing came from a moor in the UK, it ain't like they were stealing history from Egypt or Greece!

13 posted on 12/21/2004 8:21:55 AM PST by norton
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To: norton
"sound like generations of kids are expected to get all excited over a photograph that they MIGHT get to see rather than being able to see the real thing and perhaps decide to become archaeologists?"

That struck me as odd also...as if it were a sacred object or something.

14 posted on 12/21/2004 11:57:04 AM PST by blam
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