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Archaeology and the recession

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  Posted by somewhatsilly (U14315357) on Friday, 5th March 2010

  I know personally of two research excavations that are struggling to get funds to continue their work, one is of at least national importance.
  If you came by a large pile of dosh and could fund a dig anywhere - and let's not worry about permissions etc - where would it be?
  
  I think I'd head for Orkney, fantastic sites, great sea food, good pubs. Pity about the weather though so maybe Anatolia. Why should Hodder and Schmidt have all the glory?
  
  Regards
  
  Ferval

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  Posted by Backtothedarkplace (U2955180) on Friday, 5th March 2010

  If money was absolutely no object and I could get planning permission for it I'd like to take a shovel to the hills at the back of my work. Some time ago in the 1830's a horde of roman coins from arround the 390's was found in a pot.
  
  The problem being that the area is generally accepted as having no roman remains. Theres never been an organised dig to look and as no romano british sites have ever been reported either it would be nice, if not of much histrorical use to fill in the gaps.
  
  Theres also a legend that a world war one tank was buried in one of the parks during the second world war to prevent the germans from bombing the town wouldnt mind going looking for that either.

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  Posted by Stoggler (U1647829) on Friday, 5th March 2010

  Theres also a legend that a world war one tank was buried in one of the parks during the second world war to prevent the germans from bombing the town wouldnt mind going looking for that either.Β 
  
  Trying to work this out. How does burying an old tank stop the Germans from bombing a town?

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  Posted by Backtothedarkplace (U2955180) on Friday, 5th March 2010

  Hi Stoggler, it didnt. The Luftwaffe only bombd the place once and in all probability the plane had missed manchester rather than deliberately hitting halifax.
  
  The same thing happened in Scarborough the cannon in the barracks were buried so it wouldnt look like more modern defences.
  
  Odds are it went for scrap but the legend is that they dug a big hole rolled it in and buried it.

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