On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Andrew West <andrewcwest(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 18 April 2011 16:19, Chris Keating
<chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
If anyone's looking for a quick new article
to create, there is a really
lovely story about a treasure buried in Hackney in 1940 which was found &
is
currently on display at the BM but is about to be
reunited with the
family
of the person who buried it.
Am sure an article would be much appreciated by the BM and the Portable
Antiquities Scheme, as well as being a gimme for DYK and maybe In The
News.
It is already included in
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hoards_in_Britain> and there is
one picture on Commons already
(
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_gold_double-eagles_from_Hac…
),
but I saw that a picture of the hoard in a jam jar was uploaded to
flickr a couple of days ago
(
http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0185003/photos/finds/5621551085/).
Personally, I don't think that it is notable enough for an article (no
archaeological, historical or numismatic significance), which is why I
didn't make an article for it at the time it was discovered.
It's very rare that a treasure hoard is recent enough that the descendents
of the owner can be found, so I would say it has some historical
significance. But it's just a thought.
Chris
