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The Department of Archaeology, University of Murcia calls for covering the remains of St. Stephen for protection (16/12/2009)

The Council of the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Murcia has asked that "while no final decision on the revaluation of the whole" of archaeological remains from St. Stephen to proceed with their protection and cover.

Teachers and university researchers have noted that "the best preventative solution would be an appropriate covering of the underground archaeological remains a matter of urgency, through the use of geotextile, gravel, sand, etc. As is usually done routinely in these cases. "

The Department Council also states that "we believe that future decisions about the site should be based on criteria established by an interdisciplinary working group composed of prestigious professionals in the different areas involved in them."

It also states that "the decision to preserve the remains inevitably be associated with interim protection measures and conservation, given the fragility of the remains exhumed."

"In any case, he adds, the decision to preserve the remains relocating does not seem right in this case, given the extent of the deposit and the physical characteristics of their structures, although in very rare cases this possibility is reflected in the Plan Historic Special Artistic Murcia. "

The University Department also says that "while recognizing the value of public awareness of the cultural heritage and its decision-making praiseworthy efforts to uphold the integrity of all appeared, as historians and archaeologists claim that such debates occur in a strictly technical and scientific. "

Source: UMU

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