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Archaeologists make 'spectacular' discovery at Delancey

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« on: June 26, 2010, 08:58:26 pm »

It was fashioned from a soft rock and highly polished, perhaps indicating it was a decorative item rather than utilised as a tool.

The first dig at the site in 1919 was controversial. Some parishioners felt the unearthing of a grave site for scientific research was inappropriate.

A landslip at the nearby Longue Hougue quarry later that year, which led to a loss of life, was thought by some to have been a consequence of disturbing the spirits residing in the ancient site.

Dr Nash stressed the advantages of modern archaeological techniques compared to the methods used during previous digs.

1932 Delancey Park dig
A dig in 1932 was not recorded accurately by modern day standards

"If you look at the photographs of the 1932 excavation, it's very much a sort of dig and prod exercise where they didn't actually remove the stones."

Guernsey's archaeology officer Philip De Jersey explained the need to disturb the late Stone Age site for a third time.

He said: "It's suffered quite badly, particularly in the early twentieth century and it would be a shame to lose any hope of getting what information out of it we can."

The team visiting Guernsey for the dig is from the Clifton Antiquarian Club. It includes several professional archaeologists.
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