Silbury Hill 180
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Pete G wrote:
There doesn't seem any point in posting any sort of Silbury 'news' here anymore...
And that, I think is the major point.

You have let into the wild quite a bit of information about what's happened at Silbury over the past few months Pete. And for that, we're grateful.

However, shouldn't the release of information into the public domain be something that the English Heritage publicity/marketing/press department be handling? And that they've patently failed to do, hence the complaints and moans here - because despite any protestations to the contrary, it's become apparent that *someone* from EH is reading (or has been fed information from) TMA forums.

However, shouldn't the release of information into the public domain be something that the English Heritage publicity/marketing/press department be handling? And that they've patently failed to do, hence the complaints and moans here - because despite any protestations to the contrary, it's become apparent that *someone* from EH is reading (or has been fed information from) TMA forums.
Precisely. We and others objected to a 21st century time capsule in Silbury and eventually that folly was quietly shelved by English Heritage - no explanation for the U-turn, just a passing reference in one of their infrequent and totally inadequate 'updates'. I think that speaks volumes of the sort of institutional protectionism we're dealing with here. We ask for the removal of the Atkinson/BBC door and lintel and what do we get? Zilch from English Heritage, just unsubstantiated rumours from private individuals. Now we hear of a tooth being found in the structure - a find not reported by English Heritage but mentioned by a private individual on a private website!*

If a tooth has been found at a, ".. highly significant position within the hill." this is possibly a very, very important find indeed. Why has English Heritage not said anything about it?

* http://www.eternalidol.com/