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A review by nathanjhunt
50 Finds from Essex: Objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme by Ben Paites
informative
fast-paced
3.25
This was my 52nd book finished in 2023.
The information was really very interesting, with lots of nice photos. I liked the additional summarised histories of the various districts of Essex.
But there was nothing specific about the items in the book. It gives a general view (which was great), but I also wanted to know about the actual item. When was it found? Who by? Was it metal detected? Was it found in a river? Give me some kind of information about the find itself! And if that info isn't available, then say it isn't... I just felt there was an opportunity to include more in the text.
As an archaeologist, it was useful to study various objects to help me perhaps identify something in the future.
The last object was disappointing - not even archaeology, nor part of the PAS.
The information was really very interesting, with lots of nice photos. I liked the additional summarised histories of the various districts of Essex.
But there was nothing specific about the items in the book. It gives a general view (which was great), but I also wanted to know about the actual item. When was it found? Who by? Was it metal detected? Was it found in a river? Give me some kind of information about the find itself! And if that info isn't available, then say it isn't... I just felt there was an opportunity to include more in the text.
As an archaeologist, it was useful to study various objects to help me perhaps identify something in the future.
The last object was disappointing - not even archaeology, nor part of the PAS.