Likewise, all of these intriguing finds+sites found by detectorists & otherwise unknown: http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/12/pendants-sceptres-tablets-runes.html …pic.twitter.com/g7Q1lGIZU6
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@MZiegler3 They discovered a vast hoard of Anglo-Saxon pennies, E11thC, been on news today, but some criticism from archaeologist side.
@caitlinrgreen Why? Did they dig up too much of the site?
@MZiegler3 Nope, just made a hole & extracted hoard. But no sectionsand plans drawn etc. However, whilst true, I think too easy to >
@MZiegler3 > criticise, esp as they had a FLO (expert) there with them, and metal-detected finds have made a massive difference to data-set!
@caitlinrgreen @MZiegler3 in my experience most coin hoards are found in undeveloped fields - usually little archaeology to find
@greg_jenner @MZiegler3 Indeed! How much data was really lost here? In some cases, as at Swallow, the loss of context is worrying, but here?
@caitlinrgreen @MZiegler3 archaeology is so often destruction; we preserve in record but we don't put things back as they were
@greg_jenner @MZiegler3 Indeed, and we can be too precious sometimes, I fear. Important not to destroy without thought, but...!
@caitlinrgreen @MZiegler3 I made a documentary in Bulgaria where tomb looting by the Mafia is a huge problem. We're lucky here
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