British police commence ground searches and digs in Praia da Luz.

[jassi]

I'm afraid I wouldn't know about the technicalities. I leave that to the experts.

[Silkywhiskers]

Apparently they also have archeologists there.


At least 30 officers arrived early on Tuesday morning for the second day of the search. Sky sources understand a team of specialist forensic archaeologists are also working on the site.


http://news.sky.com/story/1274634/madeleine-mccann-digging-begins-in-scrubland

How much does a "team of specialist forensic archaeologists" cost per day?

[pegasus]

Apparently they also have archeologists there.


At least 30 officers arrived early on Tuesday morning for the second day of the search. Sky sources understand a team of specialist forensic archaeologists are also working on the site.


http://news.sky.com/story/1274634/madeleine-mccann-digging-begins-in-scrubland

How much does a "team of specialist forensic archaeologists" cost per day?

My guess for a week including pay flights meals hotel: several £K each.
But they are essential, it would be daft to dig without them IMO.
It is possible to work out who is who in news footage IMO.

[jassi]

My guess for a week including pay flights meals hotel: a few £K each.
But they are essential, it would be daft to dig without them IMO.
It is possible to work out who is who in news footage IMO.

A mere drop in the ocean compared with the millions already spent.

[Eleanor]

My guess for a week including pay flights meals hotel: several £K each.
But they are essential, it would be daft to dig without them IMO.
It is possible to work out who is who in news footage IMO.

Yer.  The really brainy ones are the women.

[Silkywhiskers]

Yer.  The really brainy ones are the women.

The dogs alone cost about 50k each, just to get them out of their kennels.

Those useless dogs...

Do tell what do YOU think SY have found under that rusty tin?

[Eleanor]

The dogs alone cost about 50k each, just to get them out of their kennels.

Those useless dogs...

Do tell what do YOU think SY have found under that rusty tin?

I don't think the real Police charge that much.

[Silkywhiskers]

I don't think the real Police charge that much.

How about answering the question?

[misty]

The main ITV News at 10 reported that this particular site was used by locals as a pet cemetery, which, if correct, makes the ground search much more difficult. There was also a short interview with an ex-pat who can see the area from her home & took part in the searches there. A video clip was shown in support.

[Silkywhiskers]

The main ITV News at 10 reported that this particular site was used by locals as a pet cemetery, which, if correct, makes the ground search much more difficult. There was also a short interview with an ex-pat who can see the area from her home & took part in the searches there. A video clip was shown in support.

Lol!!!!!

Do tell, everyone posting here - when your pets died, did you ever trespass on vacant ground to bury them?

[pegasus]

Lol!!!!!

Do tell, everyone posting here - when your pets died, did you ever trespass on vacant ground to bury them?

I can find link of picture of a pet laid to rest in scrubland.
 

[misty]

Lol!!!!!

Do tell, everyone posting here - when your pets died, did you ever trespass on vacant ground to bury them?

It is unclear how recently the land was used for such a purpose.

[Silkywhiskers]

The search site.

Now, we never did find out who searched where in the panic of 3 May, did we?

[Silkywhiskers]

The British and Portugese police "not cooperating" -

[pegasus]

Of all the search sites the press have mentioned, the only one of interest JIMO is the northmost part of the other scrubland site (on west side of Rua 1 Maio), simply because of proximity, literally just over the road from the sister block 4.

The current scrubland being searched starting 3 June seems unlikely to me, because it seems to be based on unconcealed-carrying, which IMO is unlikely.