I really did not have time to follow up on the whole case, but Alun has so check out his latest.... And you can always be up to date by following the postings on the APWR Central blog. I wish the whole thing was just an April's Fool joke, but unfortunately, it is just one's fool's joke that threatens to destroy some real archeological treasures in the region.
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"but unfortunately, it is just one's fool's joke that threatens to destroy some real archeological treasures in the region"
Pseudo-Skeptic lies!