A Viking era Sword with a beautifully preserved silver hilt,
recovered from grave 8 from the Langeid Cemetary, Norway, 1000-1050, housed at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.
A Viking era Sword with a beautifully preserved silver hilt,
recovered from grave 8 from the Langeid Cemetary, Norway, 1000-1050, housed at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.
So, the difference between grave robber and archeologist is only a matter of time? Even then, the arch is taking that which isn't theirs. But the things go to a museum, or maybe to the art market.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone think that the digs are so well cataloged that pieces don't find their way to ones personal possession?
You are not wrong.
DeleteThere was some country, can't remember which at the moment, that only allowed archeologists to remove items from graves or tombs to be measured and photographed. Then the items were returned to where they came from and the tomb sealed. Might have been Thailand.
Archeology is sanctioned grave robbing. - Nemo
ReplyDeleteIn archeology you measure & record so you can make an educated guess about the history surrounding what you've found, then you take it!
ReplyDeleteGrave robbers/pot hunters don't need the academic part of that, they just take it.
Not sure I'd say the design's modern. Rather, I'd say that the archetypical straight sword has been around for a very long time and it's hard to improve on. (Other than metallurgy. But we're not talking about that aspect, I think.)
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