So!.....au contraire to what http://stonehengealliance.org.uk/ would have us think regarding - as they see it.... "the desecration of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site" (WHS) and the misinformation they put out on their website - explained in my last post, we have the facts, and their assertions about the WHS going forward couldn't be further from the truth.
Of course, Stonehenge Alliance have already publicly stated that they "do not have any common ground" between Highways England, the A303 Project and themselves. They use these scare mongering tactics and talk about desecration of the WHS, destruction of as yet undiscovered archaeology, and blatantly ignore the obvious issues relating to rat running, poor air quality, and continue with their theory that a longer tunnel will do the trick. So for the next 15 years or so....and some have waited 30 years, we have to suffer further destruction to our village roads and homes, danger to residents while tens of thousands use the village as a rat run until a longer tunnel is yet again considered, deliberated, and more consultations take place at further huge costs.....Will Stonehenge Alliance come up with any money for this.....I think not!!!
Members of STAG attended the by-monthly Community Forum last Wednesday and in attendance were two archaeological consultants: Neil MacNab and Leonora O’Brien outlined what
archaeological investigation has taken place to date, and what is
planned as part of the Public Archaeological Community Engagement
(PACE) program which will run from Autumn 2020. The PACE is in the
early stages of planning and community forum members will have an
opportunity to input in the coming months. Should the Project go ahead - (decision to be announced 2nd April) Neil and Leonora confirmed
that the archaeological works will not be limited to any particular
time period and there will be security on site. The plan going forward, both during the build and after completion is to "Open up the WHS to all"!
It is Highways England's https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a303-stonehenge-home/ plan to look at the broader picture i.e. a broad spectrum, not merely neolithic. During the build there will be archaeologists in attendance at all times and anything found of interest - be it..... bone, flint, artifacts such as the capsule from Quatermass and the Pit, long buried dog bones, old aircraft engines or even skulls of long dead archaeologists, will be examined, recorded, catalogued, and consigned to their appropriate niche. Those of interest will be carefully taken to a place of safety for further erudite examination!
It is H E's intention, that in the future, these artifacts will be included into perhaps a
pop-up museum that could be transported around the area, into villages and schools and where there could be presentations in public places so that we can all share the experience.
That's not all.....the title of this post is "calling all budding archaeologists".....It is planned that local people, schools and anyone with an interest in the WHS can have their chance to get their wellies on and perhaps attend a supervised dig where anything found will be part of an educational experience and therefore, finding a more structured balance toward the archaeology of the WHS; available to all, and a place of learning for all.
It is Highways England's https://highwaysengland.co.uk/a303-stonehenge-home/ plan to look at the broader picture i.e. a broad spectrum, not merely neolithic. During the build there will be archaeologists in attendance at all times and anything found of interest - be it..... bone, flint, artifacts such as the capsule from Quatermass and the Pit, long buried dog bones, old aircraft engines or even skulls of long dead archaeologists, will be examined, recorded, catalogued, and consigned to their appropriate niche. Those of interest will be carefully taken to a place of safety for further erudite examination!
It is H E's intention, that in the future, these artifacts will be included into perhaps a
pop-up museum that could be transported around the area, into villages and schools and where there could be presentations in public places so that we can all share the experience.
That's not all.....the title of this post is "calling all budding archaeologists".....It is planned that local people, schools and anyone with an interest in the WHS can have their chance to get their wellies on and perhaps attend a supervised dig where anything found will be part of an educational experience and therefore, finding a more structured balance toward the archaeology of the WHS; available to all, and a place of learning for all.
At the recent Forum the "Terms of Reference" were updated by HE:
A303
Stonehenge scheme Community Forum
Terms
of Reference: what it’s for, what it will do, and how....
Purpose
Purpose
The
Community Forum will provide a way for Highways England to engage
with communities local to the A303 Stonehenge scheme. It will be a
forum for local bodies/groups to get up-to-date information about the
scheme, feed back into the scheme about any local issues, and
understand how the scheme will progress. The forum will help local
communities, via their group representatives:
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Find out accurate, up-to-date information about the scheme, through the consultation and planning stages and during construction. This could include information about the Development Consent Order (DCO) process, what local communities can expect in terms of traffic and environmental benefits and how delivery will be managed
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Ask questions of the project team, bringing their constituents’, members’ or stakeholders’ questions to the forum
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Understand what the scheme means for them and how it will progress over the years
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