Been pondering significance of metal-detected finds given some commentary today. Worth remembering what a major contribution they now make..
@HawkeJon Well indeed. But happens everywhere+across all periods---hundreds of thousands of Islamic dirhams buried in Viking-age N Europe!
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@HawkeJon Oh, definitely the slave-trade in the main :(https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/550219725620670464 …
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