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Re: Silbury updates
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Hi ascorbic.

You say that you get the impression that I could never be satisfied with whatever English Heritage provides me/us with. I wouldn't say never but, as the record shows, the information so far has been poor to say the least, and often nonexistent.

Yes, I am ripping into image/map that heads the latest update because it is totally relevant to what follows in that update; the fact that the text on the image/map cannot be read is simply gross incompetence on the part of whoever is responsible for these updates. Please note my use of words here whoever is responsible. If the person who posted the image/map is some exhausted archaeologist or engineer after a long day onsite he has my greatest sympathy; I do not understand however why that person is doing that work when it is patently obvious that someone with computer skills at English Heritage should be collating the information and putting it on their website promptly and professionally; that is not happening (re: also their Ask the Experts link) and until it does I make no apology for calling those responsible at English Heritage fools (I should have called them incompetent fools - that would have been more accurate ;-)

Your friends onsite, who are doing the actual work of conserving and recording the condition/archaeology of Silbury, have my/our greatest respect, and both your input and theirs is/would be greatly valued.

PS I wouldn't take seriously anything that Pete G says about people here; he once had many friends on TMA but one-by-one they have dropped away. Pete has an astonishing knowledge of the Avebury area however and, believe it or not, as recently as a couple of weeks ago I was suggesting that we should try to engage with him. Sadly I, as have others, have now given up on him altogether.


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Littlestone
Posted by Littlestone
27th June 2007ce
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