I recently visited the excellent 'Viking: Rediscover the Legend' exhibition at Norwich Castle.
One of the striking things to emerge from the exhibition was the number of hoards and collections derived from metal-detecting. These include the Vale of York hoard (2007) and the Great Camp Assemblage (2003) (also known as 'Ainsbrook'). It would have been helpful for the exhibition to have reflected on the value of scientific excavation for the contribution of knowledge on the Vikings in Britain.
The exhibition continues until September.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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