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Sunday, September 01, 2024

Bulldozers vs. Stonehenge?

 https://www.theothersideofmidnight.com/2024-06-22-bulldozers-under-stonehenge/

Any new A-Road or motorway shouldn't have to go under or anywhere too close to such a historical site.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/16/talks-on-stonehenge-road-tunnel-delayed-by-neolithic-find

However, according to drawings and plans, the stonehenge-tunnel-section might get no closer than 200m of the ancient site. But is that enough distance?

https://blog.stonehenge-stone-circle.co.uk/2011/07/03/bulldozed-stonehenge-would-incur-monolithic-backlash/

https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/a303-stonehenge/fact-checker Obviously, the motorway should be as far away from the ancient site as much as possible.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/07/druids-face-defeat-as-bulldozers-get-set-for-stonehenge-bypass

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/blog-posts/excavation-restoration-stonehenge-1950s-60s/

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/27/hobbyist-archaeologists-identify-thousands-of-ancient-sites-in-england-deep-time-digventures-national-trust

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/reviving-europes-first-superhighway Its also important to try to preseve ancient roads and pathways. 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-92939-w

JF at 9:11 PM
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