The recently concludedMidburn Festivaldrew some 6,000 multitude to the Negev Desert in southern Israel from May 20 to 24 . It was the second Midburn held , and is now the second largest regional version of Burning Man , the largest being AfrikaBurn .
Like the independent outcome held each year at Nevada ’s Black Rock Desert , the counter - cultural fete is highlighted on the final Sunday by the burning of an elaborate wooden tabernacle . But as Haaretz isreporting , the torching of the Midburn tabernacle may have caused damage to an archaeological site , one that take ruins from the Middle Paleolithic flow 150,000 eld ago , and the Epipaleolithic geological period 15,000 years ago .
From Haaretz :
“ It ’s unfortunate and sad , ” tell Yoram Haimi , the bureau ’s archaeologist for the district . Haimi said he tour the area during the result , after the synagogue had been put up , and asked Midburn ’s organizers to check that it would not be burned to the ground .
He also ask that the coals stoke the flame be remove manually , not with heavy equipment . On Monday , it was clear that neither request had been fulfilled .
Haimi contrive to file a law complaint . “ Maybe that will deter them next year , ” he said .
As take down , the extent of the damage is still unclear .
The organizers of Midburn say they received all the necessary permits to obtain the consequence , and that the ancientness authority only contact them once the festival was well underway . Here ’s theirstatementin full :
Nevertheless , Civic Responsibility is our guiding rule and that requires us to playact as responsibly as potential and take measure that extend far beyond the minimum prerequisite of the law .
The archaeological site , which served as a workshop in ancient times , was discovered 30 year ago . accord to theTimes of Israel , the area is not marked with sign and the cadaver are difficult to see .
[ Haaretz|Times of Israel ]
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