The Neolithic remains discovered during improvement works at the Isle of Man airport are of 'European importance' - but that WON'T add to the timescale OR the budget for the runway extension, according to the Transport Minister.
A team of archaeologists from Oxford and the Island is currently hard at work unearthing more and more priceless stone-age relics - thought to be some 5000 years old.
Speaking to Stuart Peters on this morning's Mandate programme, Transport Minister David Anderson (pictured) says the runway work is presently running happily alongside the dig, and that allowance had been made, right from the planning stage, that this kind of thing could happen:
Researching your Manx family history can be a very interesting and rewarding hobby. Trace your roots in the Isle of Man with our helpful of guide.
