I am fascinated by the Anglo-Saxon treasure found near Lichfield. I have a great desire to know more about these objects and the context in which they were found. For me this is the most important event to occur this century.
I feel I must skip work tomorrow and immediately go to Lichfield (but I won't).
And I find myself wondering how this discovery will change society. For I am in no doubt that "information" on this scale and of this magnitude will change everything we think about ourselves. Very seldom has cultural identity been so fundamentally affected - and in ways we can currently only guess at (for instance, if a trashy movie such as Braveheart can affect the self-image of a "nation", what will be the impact of a genuine archaeological/historical narrative a hundred times greater?).
But I am jibbering and will stop and go and listen to Tristrum Hunt talking about Mackinder on Radio 3 (he was discussed on the World Service recently and I have been intrigued ever since).
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