Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally?

[Magnus]

Guys, I wouldn't argue stupid semantics about junk vs garbage. Like arguing tissue vs kleenex.

Who throws money away Byron? If you know someone who does this, can I pm you my address? I'll take it.

I have a hard time believing that the corbridge hoard is trash. Irregardless of why it is there though, the reason for it's being does not have any bearing on how the plates are put together. A logical reason for which constructing it differently hasn't been provided that contravenes the original pieces, given that they obviously functioned quite well.