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More Heritage Journal views on artefact collecting
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More Heritage Journal views on artefact collecting
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Dear Colleagues,
I’ve just seen this Heritage Journal Comment from a member of the public, Andy Heaton, about a press article, “Mystery of Shropshire Iron Age coin hoard detectorists” :.
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But of course we all DO know. People called ‘Andrew’ & ‘Charlie, possibly from Kent, with a non-existent mobile number are not there to help any farmer or Britain. Nor are any people with any name from anywhere who claim to be amateur archaeologists yet put finds in their pockets.
It’s simple, friends:
Ask the Portable Antiquities Scheme mlewis@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk or your local archaeologist or museum to vouch in writing for anyone wanting to metal detect on your land. If they won’t, don’t allow it. How can that possibly not be fair and sensible?
Regards,
Silas Brown,
Grunters Hollow,
Worfield,
Salop