Talk:Curse tablet

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The following paragraph was added on 19 Oct 2005 by an anonymous user from an IP address with a history of vandalism to Wikipedia. While I have no evidence that this information is untrue, I was not able to personally verify it in the time I have available. Given the concerns over the source, I thought it best to pull from the article for now. Please cite your sources before adding it back. Thanks. Rossami (talk) 22:08, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Over three hundred curse tablets have been recovered in Great Britain alone, especially at religious sites such as Aquae Sulis. The name of the offender, if it was known, was inscribed on a thin sheet of lead or pewter and dedicated to gods of the underworld. These gods were called on to punish the accused. Some curses were written backwards or padded with nonsense words to add to the mystery. Finally, the tablet was rolled or folded up and placed as an offering. About ninety curse tablets were found at Aquae Sulis.

Why does this entry list the name of the "acknowledged world expert" on Greek-language curse tablets? Is this necessary or desirable information to have? Bigturtle 15:56, 12 March 2007 (UTC)