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My reason for asking came from a discussion by Ralph Merrifield on magic in
archaeological contexts. He stated that at least some of the "hoards"
found in fields in England were actually builder's pits created to appease
earth deities before construction of a house. If this were the case, we might
expect some evidence of a foundation above the hoard.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
In a message dated 9/25/2009 9:44:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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I noticed in one of the news stories that the metal detector hobbyist did
the first part, then the archaeologists came in and recovered the rest, so
maybe it was not all destroyed.
I have not seen anything yet on the context, whether it was a homestead or
not? Since it appears to consist of items stripped from armor by victors
after one or more battles, it may just have been stashed in a hole and they
never got a chance to collect it.
I'll be curious too, to see what the archaeologists learn.
Meli
--- On Thu, 9/24/09, Ron May <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Ron May <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: FW: [Antiquist] Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon hoard
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 1:34 PM
I don't suppose the site is intact enough for archaeologists to
investigate? I fear the metal detector club would have ripped up all the
property in
search for more goodies. But I eagerly wait to hear something of the soil
context of the hoard. Was this a building site?
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
In a message dated 9/24/2009 12:29:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/metal-detector-man-finds-mass
ive-anglosaxon-hoard-1792387.html
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