[BenLurkin]

Well, if somebody needs the lot for construction of an apartment building, or a gas station, then the bones will have to be moved anyway, so why not study the site.

After all, as the article points out — this is the first time the site has been looted.

BUT

These people were Christians, received Christian burials, and are otherwise entitled to rest in peace.

Not only that, truth is they did not live and die in the dim mists of prehistory, and the desecration done in the process simply isn’t justified by the meager information gleaned.

They bore belt buckles and earrings. Wow.

[arderkrag]

Considering that the research team didn’t sprinkle goat blood and copulate on the bones, I wouldn’t call it desecration. So, there’s that. Also, them being Christians or receiving Christian burials doesn’t distinguish the site’s import for me.

[arderkrag]

Oh, and the following absolutely justifies the site study:

This will allow researchers to conduct a comprehensive study on the history and lifestyle of this community and will become a major reference in the study of burial practices in Lower Normandy, during the period that witnessed the transitional period between the end of the Roman Empire and the beginnings of Christianity and medieval Europe.