Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally?

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Welll, much that we discard today is not valueless, but still regarded as 'trash'! My car, to me is priceless! But I'm sure the garage workjing on it considers it a pile of junk!! :lol: :lol: :lol: And wishes I would throw it in the trash!!!!!! 8)

Ah yes and the Romans threw much away. Trash pits are a treasure trove for archaeologists. But these items weren't thrown away. They were buried in a box. Possibly from enemies. Doubtless with the possibility of future retrieval in mind. This was simply not the way Romans, nor anyone else disposed of trash.

This whole idea of the hoard being trash was simply Sean's attempt to rationalize disregarding the evidence of how the breast plates were sized, shaped, and ultimately how they would have had to be worn (ie crossed or vertical)

There is no rational reason to disregard this evidence. And no historical justification to make the breast plates double the size of the archaeological pieces.

Oh, by the way, when was the last time you threw away money?

Actually, money is thrown out quite often. And sean is not the first or only person to promote the idea of it being 'trash'

Perhaps the person who discarded the box, down a well was it?, was not the person who filled the box up. The choice was made for expediency, and a cursory examination, if it was examined at all, wa enough to convince the person deciding what came ,and what was dumped, that this box of tat was not a useful load.