 The circumstances in which the Crosby Garret helmet was buried are still unclear , but the discoveries made by the post @-@ discovery Tullie House / PAS excavations have provided much more detail about its context . It was clearly deposited within an artificial feature that had been specially constructed ; Stuart Noon of the Museum of Lancashire suggests that the feature may have been intended as a memorial of some sort . It was not buried in an isolated spot but within a long @-@ occupied Romano @-@ British farming settlement that had clearly adopted aspects of Roman culture . Given the settlement 's proximity to Roman military locations , it is very possible that some of its inhabitants served with the Roman army , which often recruited mounted auxiliaries from among native peoples . The helmet may well already have been a valuable antique at the time of its burial ; if the coins found nearby reflect when it was buried , it could have been over a century old by the time it was deposited . It was deliberately broken before being buried in what may have been intended as a ritual sacrifice . The identity of its owner will never be known , but it could have been that a local inhabitant who had formerly served with the Roman cavalry was responsible for the helmet 's deposition . 
 The circumstances in which the Crosby Garret helmet was buried <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>are</mark></a>still unclear , but the discoveries made by the post @-@ discovery Tullie House / PAS excavations <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>have</mark></a> provided much more detail about its context . It was clearly deposited within an artificial feature <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> been specially constructed ; Stuart Noon of the Museum of Lancashire <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>suggests</mark></a> that the feature may <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>have</mark></a> been intended as a memorial of some sort . It was not buried in an isolated spot but within a long @-@ occupied Romano @-@ British farming settlement <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='8'><mark>had</mark></a> clearly adopted aspects of Roman culture . Given the settlement <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>proximity to Roman military locations , it is very possible that some of its inhabitants served with the Roman army , which often recruited mounted auxiliaries from among native peoples . The helmet may well already have been a valuable antique at the time of its burial ; if the coins found nearby reflect when it was buried , it could have been over a century old by the time it was deposited . It was deliberately broken before being buried in what may <a href='been_done' title='10'><mark>have</mark></a> been intended as a ritual sacrifice . The identity of its owner will never be known , but it could have been that a local inhabitant <a href='null_relcl' title='11'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='12'><mark>had</mark></a> formerly served with the Roman cavalry was responsible for the helmet <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>deposition . 
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