Issue 34 December 2004

Local Govt Cuts
WAR WRECKS IRAQ'S HERITAGE

Iraq’s present and future are being destroyed by the US/UK occupation that has already killed 100,000 civilians

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DEVELOPER BULLDOZES SITE AFTER TELEPHONE ENQUIRY!

Developers in Portishead have denied destroying an important World War 2 structure because local historians expressed an interest in getting it listed.

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SECOND UNIT REFERRED TO IFA

In the last issue of The Digger, we published claims that a unit in the south of England had little regard for Health and Safety and machined away stratigraphy and human skeletons without proper recording (see Letters section for more).

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BAJR MUSEUM APPEAL!

The British Archaeological Jobs Resource (BAJR) has launched a GBP1000 appeal to help a museum in Georgia get back on its
feet.

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DIGGERS GET ORGANISED

Last month at MoLAS's London HQ, archaeologists with various backgrounds
and experience met to discuss the latest IFA initiative: 'The Diggers Forum.'
Acting Committee member Paul Everill explains what this new group hopes to achieve:

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Piles of Digger Letters

Letters Page
Letters this month on these subjects:

  • THAT UNIT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BEFORE!
  • ARCHAEOLOGY MACHINED OUT!!
  • TELL US WHO TO SCRUTINIZE?


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