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Recent Cheers & Boos : Infant archaeos, Caithness confusion & Outsmarting Wimpeys
27/05/2012 in Amateur archaeology, Metal detecting | by heritageaction | Leave a comment
That’ll learn them!
Youngsters at an infants school in the archaeologically rich area of Durrington have a good claim to be the best informed people of their age on the subject of archaeology thanks to ongoing free outreach by developers Persimmon Homes in conjunction with Wessex Archaeology. Bravo!
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Clear as a bell in John O’Groats
“The coins will be returned close to home and accredited museums in Caithness will have the opportunity to bid for them” said a metal detectorist of his treasure find. “That is what it is all about for me as I’m not interested in personal gain from the discovery.”
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Fancy Outsmarting Wimpeys?
English Heritage has produced Guidance on how to do local listings of heritage assets. http://www.helm.org.uk/upload/pdf/local-listing-guide.pdf?1337948769 (See also our article here)
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