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The Story of Silbury Hill — Paperback

fachtna F
fachtna Oct 13, 2010 10:06:29
Replying to Sanctuary

Hi - This is getting towards the heart of things.

The real significance of the events at Silbury and afterwards which I have described so far, and the enduring legacy for me personally, is how badly some people will behave when they believe that there will be, at worst no adverse consequences for them, and at best benefits, within a part of an organisation that permits and condones such behaviour.

fachtna

Sanctuary wrote:
Sanctuary wrote:
fachtna wrote:
Hi - for some reason the book is less than meticulous, in fact quite the opposite, in its portrayal of the roles and responsibilities of people involved with the archaeological component of the Silbury Hill Conservation Project.

For example in the acknowledgements section (page xii) it is stated that 'Jim Leary directed the excavations in 2007 and 2008'.

This statement is simply incorrect as I 'directed' the excavations in 2007 up to my dismissal from Silbury in June that year.

I know that this might come across as hair-splitting over semantics but beneath this is a serious issue which has had very significant, adverse and unwarranted consequences for me and for my family.

I am aware that I am taking up time and space on this forum with all of this but this is one area where information can be directly exchanged and misinformation brought to people's attention.

fachtna

One could argue that if your 'exclusion' in that respect has been ommitted then what else could be held back of even greater significance if directed to do so by the powers that be?
PS. And I don't mean of a personal nature Fachtna!

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