Ahead of wind farm development on Britain's eastern coast, excavations along an underground cable route uncovered the ruins of an ancient farming estate that boasted its own bathhouse
Sure, but I’m sure the archeologists were expecting to find something? If not, why even show up? The people who didn’t expect to find anything were the construction crew, not the archeologists.
“Based on maps, historical records and a magnetometer survey, the experts hadn’t anticipated uncovering anything of significance in this specific section of the route” second paragraph.
“excavations sparked by offshore wind farm development on the country’s eastern coast”, it says in the first paragraph.
Sure, but I’m sure the archeologists were expecting to find something? If not, why even show up? The people who didn’t expect to find anything were the construction crew, not the archeologists.
“Based on maps, historical records and a magnetometer survey, the experts hadn’t anticipated uncovering anything of significance in this specific section of the route” second paragraph.
They showed up because archaeological oversight is a standard on builds. Stops things getting lost.
They expected it to be pro forma, come in, spaceballs it, move on. This was not the case