So why is it Academics don't engage in this sort of research? I get the impression the finding of Brunanburh was down to Wirral Archaeology an amateur group, and only Michael Wood had the bottle to name a site from Academia. You'd think finding this Boudiccan site would be a career maker for an academic but in the 10 years we've been doing this I haven't seen or found a single academic engaging in a meaningful way. I may be missing a body of literature but I haven't seen so much as an undergrad dissertation looking at the sites in a comparative manner. I find the lack of engagement in such a topic baffling, and the leaning on Webster and generic "could be anywhere" incredibly lazy. It's here somewhere after all. No doubt if it gets nailed the academics will be all over it for REF points in manageable chunks with no reputation at stake. It can't be very comfortable sitting on that fence that long waiting for the amateurs to do the research for you..... where's the fun and self actualisation in that?
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica's Last Stand.
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