An archaeological report on the site of a Kentucky Fried Chicken store development in Newcastle has now been released, well after the site was destroyed. The report confirmed the presence of 5,000 year old relics including Aboriginal tools. This fiasco raises serious questions about the issue of archaeological permits and the apparent bias towards development at all cost. In an earlier E-news the National Trust had reported on the demolition of the historic Palais Royal which stood on the site of one of Australia’s most significant Aboriginal Heritage sites.
More on this issue at Heritage Space.
