| A meeting was held in Hunstanton during March between the various
authorities involved in the re-burial of these ancient 4000 year old timbers on
Holme Beach. (see Timber Circle Forum) The
decision to fund this operation was deferred as a result of a report released by
Archaeologist Martin Jones of the University of Cambridge who maintains that re-burying
the timbers could lead to their eventual destruction. He is reported in The New Scientist
to have said "There is no sound scientific evidence about what would happen. It is
complete guesswork. . . . .the idea that this is a sound mechanism of preservation is
complete bunkum."
Nevertheless, discussion included an appropriate time for the
‘interment’ of Seahenge with least disruption to wildlife while choosing a time
when tourists were not likely to be visiting the area. Late June or July was considered.
Further meetings are to take place between English Heritage, Norfolk
Archaeological, The Wildlife Trust, The Norfolk Coast Project, Norfolk County Council,
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council and the Ancient Monuments Advisory
Committee. Reports are to be produced for a meeting of the Holme Timber Circle Working
Group to be held on the 31st May in Hunstanton to, again, decide the future of Seahenge.
And so this saga continues . . .
Meantime, erosion of the beach is uncovering more and more of this ancient site.
There are no plans at the moment for any further investigation or official recording of
the objects appearing from beneath the eroding sands.
Images of the emerging mysteries can be seen
At Holme with Seahenge |
