Pugio Database Structure

[Martin Moser]

I agree that an article is needed, another reason being that not everone can read German. I too, of course, own a copy of Obmann 2000 but the only page I can read with full understanding is the summary, which is in English. Otherwise I muddle through with my schoolboy German and a dictionary, meaning that I am still somewhat ignorant of the full reality of Obmann's system of classification.

I'll try and take care of this. However, as can be seen from the title, i.e. it being restricted to the 1st cent., I have my doubts as to whether this will be sufficient for an overall classification

In general, as will probably have been noticed by many already, I follow Scott's classifications,

Could you give me a reference here, please? I'll try and find and read it ...

If I was consulting a resourse on daggers, I would want to be able to check the following things: type of item (blade, sheath, handle or combination of two or more of these), classified type, shape, size, construction materials, methods of construction, findspot, current whereabouts, likely period of use, date of deposition, type of decoration, material used in decoration, possible reconstructions, photograhs, x-rays, good line drawings and information on other items found with it.

Very good points! some of those will easily be combined into one field I think. The showcase should best be divided into 2 sections (maybe 3?)

- original incl. X-rays and such
- line drawings
- reconstructions

As to publications, some of the museums I have written to recently have been rather unhelpful when it came to providing any information and simply referred me to already published material which in some cases fell far short of the level of information they could have provided. Certain museums were very helpful however, and it might be that somede might be persuaded to allow their x-rays and copyrited drawings to be featured.

If we manage to make agood job out of this, the database itself might even help to convince at least some of those museums unwilling to share their sources at the moment to reconsider. Never give up hope, they say :-) )