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Staffordshire Hoard
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Withnail
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It is more that the money is needed to clean and categorise the finds.John Marwood said:
Apparently it takes on average 2 days per item to carry this out and the Hoard consists of 1500 items! They are looking for a further £1.7m which is a spicy meatball to say the least.
Birmingham may not be in Staffordshire but at least it was in Mercia.
John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
drop it in ketchup
leave it overnight
jobs a goodun
leave it overnight
jobs a goodun
Withnail
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Ketchup notwithstanding, there will also need to be a lot of analysis on the finds.
Many of them may be pieces of single items such as helmets or book bindings which will take time (and manpower of course) to determine. Once they have been pieced together there will also be the effort of creating replicas to better show how they would have originally appeared.
One of the interesting things said last night was that jewellers had been consulted about some of the workings on the finds who had thought it impossible that such work could be done without a means of magnification of at least x6, something unknown in the 7th century.
Interesting times.
Many of them may be pieces of single items such as helmets or book bindings which will take time (and manpower of course) to determine. Once they have been pieced together there will also be the effort of creating replicas to better show how they would have originally appeared.
One of the interesting things said last night was that jewellers had been consulted about some of the workings on the finds who had thought it impossible that such work could be done without a means of magnification of at least x6, something unknown in the 7th century.
Interesting times.
John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
NIMROD and AWACS on standby
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John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
Cant see a starting handle
Gramaisc
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Bits of the Staffordshire Hoard should be featured in Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons - 1 hour long.
Withnail
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John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
Am I the only one who feels the finder and farmer were diddled?
not sure what the eventual total was but surely this lot are worth ten times the sum assumed
not sure what the eventual total was but surely this lot are worth ten times the sum assumed
Withnail
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John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
oh dear....
Gramaisc
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John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
"Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them."Withnail said:
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The Hawk
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Been down this morning. I thought it was really well organised, just the right number of people so its not too crowded.
Its not a huge exhibition, but the big peices seem to be there, complimented by replicas to show you what they might have looked like in their original state. There's even some pick up replicas (helmets, swords), interactive display screens and a few souvenirs as well.
A fantastic insight into a piece of our history. I have to admit I didn't know that Stafford was the capital of the kingdom of Mercia at one time. Well done to all those involved in bringing the hoard "home".
Its not a huge exhibition, but the big peices seem to be there, complimented by replicas to show you what they might have looked like in their original state. There's even some pick up replicas (helmets, swords), interactive display screens and a few souvenirs as well.
A fantastic insight into a piece of our history. I have to admit I didn't know that Stafford was the capital of the kingdom of Mercia at one time. Well done to all those involved in bringing the hoard "home".