tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post2656421266317273026..comments2024-02-22T10:35:12.485-08:00Comments on Cultural Property Observer: Do Antiquities Have Rights?Cultural Property Observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-55330244452958671222010-03-19T09:02:47.633-07:002010-03-19T09:02:47.633-07:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_That_Owns_Itself...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_That_Owns_Itself" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_That_Owns_Itself</a>Ed Sniblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346392312959087285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-30390089538957780372010-03-17T18:40:40.778-07:002010-03-17T18:40:40.778-07:00I mistakenly hit the reject button on this, anyway...I mistakenly hit the reject button on this, anyway this was from Paul Barford: <br /><br />"After hearing the story, I wondered how such a magnificent treasure could have ended up in such a small house. One might expect its find spot would have been in a much more substantial structure, but perhaps the treasure was hidden in this rather unlikely location to keep it from the Romans," Well, of course there are collectors, and ACCG-connected DEALERS especially, who claim that no hoards were buried in structures (ie on archaeological sites), and that all the glittering geegaws they sell were found in hoards which all would have come from "fields" and the "edges of battlefields"."<br /><br />Overall, I think this is an over simplification. I've heard small purse hoards can be found in cities, but large savings and emergency hoards tend to be found outside of formerly built up areas. In any event, most coins found at archaeological sites are single finds, which tend to be corroded by exposure to the environment.<br /><br />Of course, Morgantina may be an exception to these general rules given its peculiar history.<br /><br />In any event, this post was about Prof. Bell's talk and not about hoards. That issue has been covered ad nauseam elsewhere.Cultural Property Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.com