Post by L Roebuck on Aug 26, 2008 7:19:06 GMT -5
Red tape delays archaeological dig
THE first archaeological dig for decades in Torbay's oldest home has been delayed due to red tape.
Britain's leading Stone Age archaeologists wanted to start a hunt for 40,000-year-old Neanderthal flint hand axes at Kents Cavern, Torquay.
It was hoped to start an archaeological dig during the first week of September but now cavern owner Nick Powe said: "The dig has been postponed to April 2009.
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THE first archaeological dig for decades in Torbay's oldest home has been delayed due to red tape.
Britain's leading Stone Age archaeologists wanted to start a hunt for 40,000-year-old Neanderthal flint hand axes at Kents Cavern, Torquay.
It was hoped to start an archaeological dig during the first week of September but now cavern owner Nick Powe said: "The dig has been postponed to April 2009.
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