Viggen Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 They've been hidden on a patch of Tyneside land for nearly 2,000 years before finally being discovered. Now amazing relics of Roman times could now be lost for ever after council chiefs revealed plans to build on top of them. North Tyneside Council has sparked fury by recommending permission be granted for plans to build on top of the remains, which its own planning documents say are of national and international importance. full article at Evening Chronicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 It really peeves me that they didn't say what was going to be developed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 For the life of me, I can't figure out how so much soil accumulates over these sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Gaius, I am right there with you. Especially when there is only like a 400-500 year gap between settlement layers. It baffles the ever living Hades out of me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sextus Roscius Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Disgraceful the whole ordeal is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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