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| Ben Needham: Kos dig interrupted after ancient graves found | Ben Needham: Kos dig interrupted after ancient graves found |
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| The search for toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos has resumed after the owner of the land being excavated raised concerns about the dig, which has unearthed an ancient burial site. | The search for toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos has resumed after the owner of the land being excavated raised concerns about the dig, which has unearthed an ancient burial site. |
| The landowner, Stefanos Troumouhis, was reportedly concerned he would not be able to farm the land if it was deemed a site of archaeological interest. | The landowner, Stefanos Troumouhis, was reportedly concerned he would not be able to farm the land if it was deemed a site of archaeological interest. |
| Police said Troumouhis had asked them to stop the dig, but his concerns about the ancient tombs had been resolved and the search would continue as planned. | Police said Troumouhis had asked them to stop the dig, but his concerns about the ancient tombs had been resolved and the search would continue as planned. |
| DI Jon Cousins, of South Yorkshire police, said the presence of the tombs would not interfere with the search, which was “back to normal”. | DI Jon Cousins, of South Yorkshire police, said the presence of the tombs would not interfere with the search, which was “back to normal”. |
| Forensic specialists and an archaeologist have been combing an arid stretch of farmland where 21-month-old Ben was playing a quarter of a century ago, in the hope of finding clues about his disappearance. | Forensic specialists and an archaeologist have been combing an arid stretch of farmland where 21-month-old Ben was playing a quarter of a century ago, in the hope of finding clues about his disappearance. |
| Masses of soil has been excavated and experts have been working through the soil by hand looking for fragments of Ben’s clothes. | Masses of soil has been excavated and experts have been working through the soil by hand looking for fragments of Ben’s clothes. |
| The excavation began after information was handed to police suggesting that the Sheffield toddler might have been crushed by a digger near a farmhouse his grandparents were renovating. | The excavation began after information was handed to police suggesting that the Sheffield toddler might have been crushed by a digger near a farmhouse his grandparents were renovating. |
| Konstantinos Barkas, also known as Dino, was clearing land with an excavator close to where Ben was playing on the day he vanished and may have inadvertently caused the death, a friend of the builder told police after a TV appeal in May. | Konstantinos Barkas, also known as Dino, was clearing land with an excavator close to where Ben was playing on the day he vanished and may have inadvertently caused the death, a friend of the builder told police after a TV appeal in May. |
| Barkas reportedly died of stomach cancer last year. His widow, Varvara, has strongly dismissed any suggestions he might have killed Ben. |