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Native and Roman on the Northern Frontier: excavations and survey in a later prehistoric landscape in upper Eskdale, Dumfriesshire

provides evidence for the curation and subsequent deposition of already old artefacts. In sum, this is a scholarly publication of significant merit and will be of wide interest for many years to come, not just to Roman scholars but also those interested in the archaeology of ritual and religion, feasting and the curation of ancient artefacts in the past. The high standard and success of this publication is a testament to the expertise of the two authors: one a highly regarded local archaeologist, and the other, one of the most well-respected museum curators of his generation. Few institutions now value and support the kinds of expertise necessary to produce this type of volume. In a time of increasing competition for smaller and smaller pots of money, both between and within institutions, archaeology in the UK would be much the poorer without the British Museum’s commitment to high-quality curatorial and scientific expertise and its team of highly-skilled photographers and illustrators. Long may it continue.