Talk:Danum shield

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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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The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 01:27, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Depiction of the Danum shield

... 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. ISSN 0068-113X.
- ALT1:... that the Danum shield (artist's impression pictured), found in Doncaster, is one of fewer than ten Roman shields ever found? "Out of the extremely few (less than ten) Roman shields ever found, one was discovered at Doncaster in 1971 and is called the 'Danum Shield'" from: Eriksen, Thomas Hylland (2018). An Overheated World: An Anthropological History of the Early Twenty-first Century. Routledge. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-351-72483-8.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Irena Sawicka (educator)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 18:58, 10 July 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing... GirthSummit _(blether) 16:05, 14 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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]