Been pondering significance of metal-detected finds given some commentary today. Worth remembering what a major contribution they now make..
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@caitlinrgreen raises some quite profound methodological/philosophical questions -
@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 as a documents person I'm increasingly struck that different transmission mechanisms produce wholly different evidenceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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