2/x For example: How much of the Aesica type broches are rooted in British metalworking traditions, what is Roman or even #Gallo-Roman? And what do we know about the workshops that produced these pieces? I am very lucky that over the last 15-20 years finds and object research in Britain as really taken off, not least because of the #PortableAntiquitiesScheme (Finds.org.uk) database and the research that is has encouraged.