Tom came down with a bad bout of Calcut gut (it was the hooghly halibut..) and departed for bed. In his absence work at site dramatically increased in pace ………
the Times of India descended upon the team for an interviewed piece – a curiously posed photograph of the entire team recording a single headstone may [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘burial’
November 12, 2008
October 26, 2008
Mary Queen of Scots must be returned to Scotland ??
More than four centuries after she was executed in England for treason by her cousin, Elizabeth I, a row has broken out over the rightful resting place of Mary Queen of Scots, and her true place in the pantheon of Scottish heroes.For Christine Grahame, MSP, Mary was “an iconic historical Scots figure” and this week [...]
March 16, 2008
Reburial for Anglo Saxon remains
About 3,000 skeletons are to be reburied in an Anglo-Saxon ceremony at a North Lincolnshire church where they were discovered almost 30 years ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/7283445.stm
A spokesman for English Heritage said the service on Friday evening would be spoken in Anglo Saxon, as a mark of respect.
Thoughts? Act of respect or shameless stunt?
I tend to agree [...]
