Sheffield archaeology

sir – When a rare 4,000-year-old log coffin was found by chance under a pond at Tetney golf club near Grimsby (report, September 10), archaeologists from the University of Sheffield working on an excavation nearby were able to take the immediate action necessary to preserve it.

Sadly, they won’t be around to help in future, as the archaeology department is being peremptorily closed by the university authorities. Frances Soar

Sheffield, South Yorkshire