Been pondering significance of metal-detected finds given some commentary today. Worth remembering what a major contribution they now make..
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@caitlinrgreen worth comparing systematically different kinds of evudence in relation to different systems of discovery ?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @matt1nnes
@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!2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@caitlinrgreen raises some quite profound methodological/philosophical questions1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @matt1nnes
@matt1nnes Oh, absolutely--hence need truly inter-disciplinary approach to this period (which=aim of my recent work, to show value of this!)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @caitlinrgreen
@matt1nnes Also, worth noting that methodological issues are well-studied---guess point is, detecting has deficiencies as method, but also >1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@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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