Opening cairns or not

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bawn79 Jul 23, 2013 16:37:26
Replying to TheStandingStone

I guess the one issue - (if you read the boards.ie archaeology forum) is the issue of metal detecting and treasure hunting. If it was published that there was something inside - how long before an illegal excavation.

Its a very thorny subject.

T TheStandingStone
TheStandingStone Jul 23, 2013 16:55:36
Replying to bawn79

bawn79 wrote:
I guess the one issue - (if you read the boards.ie archaeology forum) is the issue of metal detecting and treasure hunting. If it was published that there was something inside - how long before an illegal excavation.

Its a very thorny subject.

I would think that in most cases if a survey exposed something inside they would excavate or at least protect the site.

R ryaner
ryaner Jul 23, 2013 22:52:57
Replying to bawn79

Yes but, my question was, is the existing technology good enough to tell us yay or nay on whether these cairns are passage graves?