Oops: Israeli Burning Man festival torches ancient remains

[KamaAina]

Not The Onion!!

http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Oops-Israeli-Burning-Man-festival-torches-6291514.php

The Israeli Antiquities Authority says revelers at a Burning Man festival famous for its pyrotechnic spectacles have accidentally torched some remnants of prehistoric man.

Archaeologist Yoram Haimi says organizers of Midburn, an Israeli affiliate of the Nevada carnival, burned a wooden temple Saturday on a hilltop scattered with flint tools from the Paleolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods.

The site was discovered 30 years ago by an Israeli archaeologist. The area is not marked with signs and it is hard to see the ancient remains. He says the extent of the damage is unclear....

"We are sorry," Marcus said. "One of our principles is 'leave no trace.' We are not for destroying."

[Tipperary]

1. That is sad.

It seems that they could have at least marked the site so this did not happen?