From HHC@ivip.frw.uva.nl Mon Jun  5 21:19:49 1995
Date: Sun, 28 May 1995 16:24:08 +0200
From: HHC@ivip.frw.uva.nl
To: borrel@mashallah.ludvigsen.hiof.no
Subject: Re: Ancient Beirut vs Beirut development

To: e.d.wardini@easteur-orient.uio.no (Elie Wardini)
From: HHC@ivip.frw.uva.nl
Date: 21 Sep 94 15:15:24 MET-1
Subject: Re: Ancient Beirut vs Beirut development


> yet from what I gather, archeologists were given til the end of
> the present season "finish up". I was also surprised when I came to the
> sites in the town centre that there was so little done. I may be wrong. The
> ironic of the SOLIDER forman saying "nothing was found" sent a chill down
> my spine.

At the last meeting of the archeologists with the developers the time
has been rescheduled. The date of June 1995 is now January 1995. This
means archeologists have to speed up. This does not mean that the Suk
area is lost for research, it means that archeologists have to take
into account the plans of the developer after Januari 1995. This
means that there may be a plan for constructing a road, the
archeologists have to do the site where the road is going to be build
first and leave areas without urgent plans for later.

> when we "know" that ancient Berytus lie in the cleared area, why
> not use this opportunity to excavate? Properly. If bulldozers are
> necessesary for  excavations, good use them.

At the moment 5 teams are involved in this salvage operation, for
1995 more teams are expected to participate. Solidere is covering all
local costs.

What else should Solidere do, there budget and involvemnet till now
is an exaple for developpers througout the world...

HHC