@caitlinrgreen worth comparing systematically different kinds of evudence in relation to different systems of discovery ?
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@matt1nnes Oh yes, definitely. Detecting is not be-all and misses a lot of non-metal items etc. But has massively improved our data-set etc! -
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@matt1nnes Oh, absolutely--hence need truly inter-disciplinary approach to this period (which=aim of my recent work, to show value of this!) -
@matt1nnes Also, worth noting that methodological issues are well-studied---guess point is, detecting has deficiencies as method, but also > -
@matt1nnes > great advantages, in same way as field-walking vs excavation. Need to be aware of both & make sensible use of all material :)
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@caitlinrgreen Worrying that we avoid 'scientific' excavation whenever possible but celebrate metal-detecting. Conclusions for politicians? -
@ChesterArchSoc Not advocate of avoiding excavation either :) Fwiw, I feel detecting same as surface survey and similar issues--v valuable > -
@ChesterArchSoc >tool, but wouldn't want to rely on it alone, need combination to properly understand period. Depth+breadth.Or something! :) -
@caitlinrgreen Agree 100%, but politicians will conclude you are saying you can replace paid archaeologists with unpaid metal-detectorists! -
@ChesterArchSoc Oh, I know! :-( But important to celebrate *contribution* to the whole of both forms of arch, as both important, not to > -
@ChesterArchSoc > promote one as good, other bad etc? Both def needed...British brooches from Lincs primarily detected, but British church > -
@ChesterArchSoc > in forum excavated & C14'd---both needed for proper interpretation :) -
@caitlinrgreen Similar situation in R Cheshire: in absence of cropmarks and surface finds, information largely from m-d brooches and coins.
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@caitlinrgreen paradox as any excavation is in turn destruction. Yet without detectors many of these finds would remain uncovered. -
@HawkeJon Indeed---has made a *massive* difference to my area and period of work, vastly more data now to work with... -
@caitlinrgreen majority of clubs out there are well run and ethical in their find reporting. As usual it's a minority that can cause havoc. -
@HawkeJon Indeed. I've done talks etc with a number of groups, always very impressed! And situation now so much better than used to be. -
@caitlinrgreen it's completely intriguing how such a vast quantity of coins came to be buried and never re visited by those who buried them. -
@HawkeJon Well indeed. But happens everywhere+across all periods---hundreds of thousands of Islamic dirhams buried in Viking-age N Europe! -
@caitlinrgreen what do you believe was the main trade that facilitated these Islamic dirhams? Amber or slaves...? -
@HawkeJon Oh, definitely the slave-trade in the main :(https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/550219725620670464 …
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