Talk:Tangendorf disc brooch

A fact from Tangendorf disc brooch appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 September 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the round symbol on the coat of arms (pictured) of Toppenstedt represents the Tangendorf disc brooch, an Iron Age fibula discovered at a Bronze Age tumulus in the German municipality in 1930?

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Iron Age?[edit]

"The Tangendorf disc brooch[1] is an Iron Age fibula from the 3rd century AD[.]" The repetition of "Iron Age" in this article is somewhat confusing, as the lead sentence demonstrates. The additional mentions of the Bronze Age also tend to confuse. "While digging off sand from a Bronze Age grave mound in his field, farmer Heinrich Wille found the fibula[...]" suggests to the inattentive reader that the object was a Bronze Age artifact. Also, how about also including in this article the result of carbon dating if it's been done. "The Tangendorf disc brooch[1] is a Roman-style fibula from the 3rd century AD, made by Germanic artisans..." 72.179.53.2 (talk) 20:56, 26 September 2012 (UTC) Eric[reply]

Hi! A 14C-Dating has not been performed due to lack of organic material on that object. Acutally the fibula is Iron Age and was found in a Bronze Age tumulus. How we can clearly name both facts? In order to clear the situation form the beginning I have mentioned both datings in the first sentence. Regarding the named Roman Empire, here is actually ment the period of the Roman Empire, in German language we have a more suitable name Römische Kaiserzeit which archaeologically defines the period between ca. 1 to 375 AD and not necessary meaning any direct roman corelation. Therefore I have added "the period of" before Roman Empire. --Bullenwächter (talk) 06:28, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]