...does this not seem a prime candidate for a public demonstration? Surely many diverse groups would be interested in making their feelings felt, and with thousands of people actually on the ground, it might make EH think again.
If past performance is anything to go by English Heritage will already be waking up to the fact that their time capsule idea is both unprofessional and inappropriate. Expect another change of tact from English Heritage along the lines of, "Due to concern from certain conservation and spiritual groups, with regard to a time capsule being left inside the Silbury monument, English Heritage have decided to locate the capsule outside the monument at..."
English Heritage have also made the tactical error of placing themselves several weeks into their 'Conservation Project' at Silbury when the summer solstice celebrations take place at Avebury. No doubt the English Heritage/Silbury fiasco in general (as well as the ridiculous time capsule idea) will be among the topics discussed by the many diverse groups gathered at Avebury at that time.
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