[Stones] Silbury time capsule :-o

[Andy Burnham]

Never mind that, what about the first part he complains about  that
useless newspaper encouraging people to climb Silbury (!?&^%$^%&?!)
Halfway down:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/family/story/0,,2123895,00.html

Ric wrote:
> YE GODS!
>
> EH commissioned to repair 100's of years of damage
> caused by well-heeled treasure-hunters, set to bury a
> 'time-capsule' inside the neolithic hill, giving
> posterity yet another reason to tunnel into Silbury
> and undo all the good - not to mention taxpayers' 
> £1000's  - forseen by the current restoration? in the
> immortal words of Victor Meldrew:- 
>
> "I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!!"
>
> :-o
>
> Ric
>
>
> --- littlestone <littlestone at supanet.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Part of a letter in today's Guardian from Lord
>> Avebury -
>>
>>
>> "My grandfather purchased Silbury Hill, introduced
>> the first legislation to protect ancient monuments,
>> and placed the hill under permanent guardianship. As
>> owner of the site, I am concerned by the conflicting
>> messages now being sent out by English Heritage,
>> such as their plan to allow a "time capsule" to be
>> buried in the monument. The current Silbury Hill
>> conservation project, for which EH deserves credit,
>> is designed to restore the original fabric by
>> backfilling with pure chalk. Placing a foreign
>> object in the monument offends conservation
>> principles, as well as the spiritual beliefs of some
>> people."
>>
>>
>>
>>     
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,2129468,00.html> 
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