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<p>[QUOTE="EWC3, post: 4852823, member: 93416"]Even worse than that I fear.</p><p><br /></p><p>“<i>The traditional reasons given for Roman coin hoarding tend to fall into two broad categories: emergency hoards buried in times of unrest; savings hoards buried for safe-keeping. </i> <i>In both cases, the implication is that the contents of hoards were viewed in monetary terms and could be of economic use in the future. From very early on, it became clear to Sam Moorhead that neither explanation was satisfactory”</i></p><p><br /></p><p>But not clear to most anyone else. Near a century back Mattingly pointed to matters to do with inflation and revaluation. That seems the obvious idea to me too. Moorhead’s failure to even mention that makes this look even more like propaganda to me. At a time when our own money is becoming mega-fiat, the facts about previous fiat money episodes seem to me to be being written out of history.</p><p><br /></p><p>“<i>The author’s suggestion that the hoard was in fact a votive deposit opened a lively discussion amongst colleagues, other scholars and members of the public across the globe.”</i></p><p><br /></p><p>That is not my recollection at all. I published and circulated a criticism and got no reply from Moorhead or Bland. I raised the criticism from the floor at presentations, and indeed raised them again in the pub face to face with Moorhead and Bland. I got no "lively debate" – I got no substantive reply at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is perhaps more interesting is that from the stage - at one presentation - Mayhew mentioned that Howgego at Oxford had raised private capital from a wealthy collector to run an alternative study of the same nest of events. I remain curious to see if Howgego will be as up front with his criticism of Moorhead and Bland as he once was of Crawford.</p><p><br /></p><p>“<i>This has enabled the British Museum to educate school children about the concept of Treasure, hoarding, the Romans and how professionals deal with major finds”</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I have doubt about whether this effort can be called “education” – but at least we know where the money is coming from.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the linked paper</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/41638261/THE_FROME_HOARD_HOW_A_MASSIVE_FIND_CHANGES_EVERYTHING" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/41638261/THE_FROME_HOARD_HOW_A_MASSIVE_FIND_CHANGES_EVERYTHING" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/41638261/THE_FROME_HOARD_HOW_A_MASSIVE_FIND_CHANGES_EVERYTHING</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I think we can agree the initiative was a great success in raising gvt sponsored funds, and in offering opportunities to publish glossy pics of lots of archaeologists….</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EWC3, post: 4852823, member: 93416"]Even worse than that I fear. “[I]The traditional reasons given for Roman coin hoarding tend to fall into two broad categories: emergency hoards buried in times of unrest; savings hoards buried for safe-keeping. [/I] [I]In both cases, the implication is that the contents of hoards were viewed in monetary terms and could be of economic use in the future. From very early on, it became clear to Sam Moorhead that neither explanation was satisfactory”[/I] But not clear to most anyone else. Near a century back Mattingly pointed to matters to do with inflation and revaluation. That seems the obvious idea to me too. Moorhead’s failure to even mention that makes this look even more like propaganda to me. At a time when our own money is becoming mega-fiat, the facts about previous fiat money episodes seem to me to be being written out of history. “[I]The author’s suggestion that the hoard was in fact a votive deposit opened a lively discussion amongst colleagues, other scholars and members of the public across the globe.”[/I] That is not my recollection at all. I published and circulated a criticism and got no reply from Moorhead or Bland. I raised the criticism from the floor at presentations, and indeed raised them again in the pub face to face with Moorhead and Bland. I got no "lively debate" – I got no substantive reply at all. What is perhaps more interesting is that from the stage - at one presentation - Mayhew mentioned that Howgego at Oxford had raised private capital from a wealthy collector to run an alternative study of the same nest of events. I remain curious to see if Howgego will be as up front with his criticism of Moorhead and Bland as he once was of Crawford. “[I]This has enabled the British Museum to educate school children about the concept of Treasure, hoarding, the Romans and how professionals deal with major finds”[/I] I have doubt about whether this effort can be called “education” – but at least we know where the money is coming from. From the linked paper [URL]https://www.academia.edu/41638261/THE_FROME_HOARD_HOW_A_MASSIVE_FIND_CHANGES_EVERYTHING[/URL] I think we can agree the initiative was a great success in raising gvt sponsored funds, and in offering opportunities to publish glossy pics of lots of archaeologists…. Rob T[/QUOTE]
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