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@yourcolchester allowed it to suffer weather damage by leaving it outside for years, then destroyed it because they deemed restoration too costly. Even flogging it on eBay would've been better, in terms of preserving heritage.http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/colchester-town-centre-roman-discovery-destroyed-1-5685488 …Show this thread -
Archaeology is a destructive science. Archaeologists and museum services make mistakes, because they're human. But when you choose to excavate something you take on a responsibility to ensure its preservation. This artefact would literally have been better off left in the ground
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How appalling - Colchester of all towns with its known great past
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Who ever made this desicion should be charged with vandalism. Without history we have nothing !
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Surely not. Could this be fake news? Horrifying if true and people responsible need to be sacked.
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You’re kidding
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What are they thinking!!

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bloody hell!!!

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