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On the WMN's walk with key figures from Dartmoor National Park Authority we learned from senior archaeologist Jane Marchand that the area is recognised as having the most important Bronze Age remains anywhere in Europe.
"Altogether we have 22,000 sites on our historic environment record – from the Second World War anti-aircraft poles you saw on your walk to the kist on Whitehorse Hill. So that's a huge resource which has to be managed – it's about making sure the archaeology gets looked after," said Jane.
"There is a huge interest in archaeology nowadays – partly I think to do with Time Team on TV. Archaeology used to look dry and dusty – but now people think it looks fun.
"Here on Dartmoor the pre-history is second to none, but we also have tremendous medieval remains – long-houses and field-systems. Then we have industrial remains – our tin workings are probably the best preserved in the country. And it's not just tin – we've got copper mining, peat-cutting, clay-working, quarrying – so there's something for everyone who has a vague interest in the past." Reported by This is 16 hours ago.
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This is Cornwall --On the WMN's walk with key figures from Dartmoor National Park Authority we learned from senior archaeologist Jane Marchand that the area is recognised as having the most important Bronze Age remains anywhere in Europe.
"Altogether we have 22,000 sites on our historic environment record – from the Second World War anti-aircraft poles you saw on your walk to the kist on Whitehorse Hill. So that's a huge resource which has to be managed – it's about making sure the archaeology gets looked after," said Jane.
"There is a huge interest in archaeology nowadays – partly I think to do with Time Team on TV. Archaeology used to look dry and dusty – but now people think it looks fun.
"Here on Dartmoor the pre-history is second to none, but we also have tremendous medieval remains – long-houses and field-systems. Then we have industrial remains – our tin workings are probably the best preserved in the country. And it's not just tin – we've got copper mining, peat-cutting, clay-working, quarrying – so there's something for everyone who has a vague interest in the past." Reported by This is 16 hours ago.
