Been pondering significance of metal-detected finds given some commentary today. Worth remembering what a major contribution they now make..
@HawkeJon Indeed---has made a *massive* difference to my area and period of work, vastly more data now to work with...
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@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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