Roman excavation threatened by redevelopment

Roman excavation threatened by redevelopment; BV Workers walking away down track with wheelbarrows MS SIDE Scoop of earthmover lifting soil MS Driver in cab turning scoop as it lifts MS Workers excavating MS Female volunteer scraping ground INT CMS Geoffrey Wainwright (Chief Archaeologist, English Heritage) intvw SOT - Bovis already had planning consent/ had we scheduled after their planning consent would have had to pay millions in compensation/ it is of national importance EXT TGV Site and workers PAN R-L CMS SIDE Mark Atkinson (Project Manager, Essex County Council) intvw SOT - Brilliant site/ best ever worked on CMS Neil Fearnley (Site Volunteer) intvw SOT - Two to three hundred coins plus artefacts on good day/ bad day maybe 50/ lovely/ coins 2nd or 3rd century/ 1800 years old MS Neil digging earth as metal detector beside TCMS Shakes dirt in hand and takes out coin CMS Coin held between finger and thumb CMS Neil INT TCMS Coin on paper label as rocks beside TCMS More coins TCMS Brooch on label TCMS Box of nails CMS SIDE Graham Kenlin (Finds Manager) intvw SOT - Massive amount coming in/ 150-200 small finds a day/ wouldn't normally store them like this/ needs must TMS Worker sorting artefacts in box as Kenlin puts more in box beside CMS Roman pot stuck together PULL OUT TCMS Another pot lifted out of cardboard box EXT TCMS Male volunteer in hole shovelling up soil into barrow CMS Female volunteer (unnamed) intvw SOT - Need lot more time to work through properly/ happy to do it/ may be possibility of extension CMS Volunteer at work TILT UP CMS SIDE Male volunteer (unnamed) intvw SOT - Brilliant site/ lot of its going to be trashed/ feel depressed about it really MS Male volunteer at work CMS Male volunteer (unnamed) intvw SOT - Would be good if had enough time to dig it/ its disappearing/ pissed off about it/ progress LMS Tractor dropping scoopful of earth onto back of lorry CMS Worker