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Did you know... that the Danum shield, found in Doncaster, is one of fewer than ten Roman shields ever found?
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... that the Roman Danum shield(artist's impression pictured) was found in the remains of a bonfire in Doncaster? "On the edge of this bonfire, in part disturbed by a construction-trench of the second phase, was found the iron boss and handgrip of a shield." from page 247 of: Buckland, Paul (1978).
"A First-Century Shield from Doncaster, Yorkshire". Britannia. 9: 247–269.
doi:
10.2307/525941.
ISSN0068-113X.
New enough, long enough (!), neutral, no copyvio, has inline citations. It's a long article, I'll give it a proper look over later today and confirm, but on a first pass this will be good to go - nice work.
GirthSummit (blether) 16:11, 14 July 2020 (UTC)reply
QPQ is done, hooks are sourced, of appropriate length, and interesting - my preference is the one about the bonfire, that seems hookier. Source is behind a paywall, but happy to AGF. Good to go.
GirthSummit (blether) 17:05, 14 July 2020 (UTC)reply
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Did you know... that the Danum shield, found in Doncaster, is one of fewer than ten Roman shields ever found?
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... that the Roman Danum shield(artist's impression pictured) was found in the remains of a bonfire in Doncaster? "On the edge of this bonfire, in part disturbed by a construction-trench of the second phase, was found the iron boss and handgrip of a shield." from page 247 of: Buckland, Paul (1978).
"A First-Century Shield from Doncaster, Yorkshire". Britannia. 9: 247–269.
doi:
10.2307/525941.
ISSN0068-113X.
New enough, long enough (!), neutral, no copyvio, has inline citations. It's a long article, I'll give it a proper look over later today and confirm, but on a first pass this will be good to go - nice work.
GirthSummit (blether) 16:11, 14 July 2020 (UTC)reply
QPQ is done, hooks are sourced, of appropriate length, and interesting - my preference is the one about the bonfire, that seems hookier. Source is behind a paywall, but happy to AGF. Good to go.
GirthSummit (blether) 17:05, 14 July 2020 (UTC)reply