"Ceremonial Lance" found at Caerleon dig

[Caballo]

Strikes me that this highlights the traditional way of identifying a find (dust it down, look it up in a book, take it to a museum to ask an expert ) and the way things may be identified in the future- collaboratively using the internet, with amateurs, re-enactors, and professionals all working together.

And I've just receivced a reply from the beautifully named Seren (meaning star in Welsh if I remember correctly) encouraging just that.

"Dear Mr Browne,

Perhaps you'd like to add your idea to the comments on that page, as CAF is a wiki to which all users can contribute. It is entirely free and open to join. You could also add it in our 'Artefacts' section of the Forum.

If you would like any help with this, please don't hesitate to ask. There is also the 'Help / Getting Started' page which should answer all your basic questions, as well as the user login page itself.

Seren Langley
Assistant Information Officer, Briefing Editor CBA

Council for British Archaeology
St. Mary's House
66 Bootham
York YO30 7BZ
http://www.britarch.ac.uk "