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I heard that it was mandated before they even started the excavation that any remains would be reburied locally, and if they found Dick3 he'd go into the cathedral.
I think that ties in with the current legislation about human remains that are excavated by archaeologists, and how quickly they have to be reinterred...

"I think that ties in with the current legislation about human remains that are excavated by archaeologists, and how quickly they have to be reinterred..."

I haven't kept up to date in detail but I think the archaeologists got the Ministry to go easy on the time limits. It's an interesting issue - if they're allowed to keep the Stonehenge remains for years, why not him?