Naming conventions and images

[caiusbeerquitius]

Another potential hurdle is that the ‘site name’ system can get unbelievably cumbersome. If there is a problem with deciding precisely which ‘Robinson’ type you have, you can always hedge the bet by saying something like ‘Imperial Gallic H/I’. This is much easier to do than stringing apparently endless place names together. You only have to look at the late pattern helmets to see what a mess using ‘find spots’ can get us into.

This I would count as the main argument against the names-method. However, I do not really agree.

Niedermörmter Guttmann 2002 would be quite clear.

In general, a classification based on stylistic devices seems to me inadequate: Too unclear, too subjective.