Looking for the M3 archaeology
answers
Dear sir - Recently I visited one of the sites being
excavated prior to the building of the M3 and I am
concerned at the way the archaeology is being treated. In
my experience most archaeology is found on the surface to
about a dept of one-two feet and rock bottom is reached
at about three feet.
For this delicate work trowels not diggers are normally
used. Judging by the depth of the trench and the methods
used for this (a digger), I ask the questions: are the
archaeologists really concerned about the preservation of
the archaeology that might be there?
Are they doing the work of the National Roads Authority
and beginning work on the motorway?
I have also asked the question from various government
ministers why this route, which is longer and will cost
more to build, has been chosen over a shorter, less
expensive route, but nobody can give me an answer.
Yours sincerely,
FRANCES MANSFIELD,
Tallaght,
Dublin 24.
© The Meath Chronicle, 20th. August 2005.
