On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Andrew West <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 18 April 2011 16:19, Chris Keating <[email protected]> wrote: > > If anyone's looking for a quick new article to create, there is a really > > lovely story about a treasure buried in Hackney in 1940 which was found & > is > > currently on display at the BM but is about to be reunited with the > family > > of the person who buried it. > > Am sure an article would be much appreciated by the BM and the Portable > > Antiquities Scheme, as well as being a gimme for DYK and maybe In The > News. > > It is already included in > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hoards_in_Britain> and there is > one picture on Commons already > ( > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_gold_double-eagles_from_Hackney.jpg > ), > but I saw that a picture of the hoard in a jam jar was uploaded to > flickr a couple of days ago > (http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0185003/photos/finds/5621551085/). > Personally, I don't think that it is notable enough for an article (no > archaeological, historical or numismatic significance), which is why I > didn't make an article for it at the time it was discovered. > It's very rare that a treasure hoard is recent enough that the descendents of the owner can be found, so I would say it has some historical significance. But it's just a thought. Chris
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