The Archeology Department of the Municipality of Delft is planning to sell off stones from the city wall as souvenirs. I think they got the idea from Berlin.The stones, described by the archeologists as ‘historically uninteresting’ (they certainly are not going for the hard sell!) will be excavated during the construction of the rail tunnel through Delft, which will begin next year.
I would normally call that 'builder's rubble' and throw it away but not the frugal Dutch. 'Where there's muck there's brass' the old saying proclaims.
In total, 750 metres of the medieval city wall will be exposed, and archeologists will be granted time to carry out research. It is hoped that some of the stonework can be built into the tunnel walls.
The archeologists say it is unnecessary to preserve the stones, so some of them can be sold to tourists. Our man inside Delft reports that the rocks will be sold off as they become available at prices, described as being between 'Moon Rock' and a hard place.
There is also no truth in the rumours that David Hasselhoff will be singing at the break up of the wall, although he did offer to do so.
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