Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Bottle Digging in New York

Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Jack Fortmeyer a NY fireman digs for old bottles in New York backyards, interesting video story from the New York Times.

"coiney" - a term I use for private collector of dug up ancient coins, particularly a member of the Moneta-L forum or the ACCG
"tekkie" - metal detectorist/metal detecting (a form of artefact hunting)
CBA - Council for British Archaeology [UK]
CCPIA (CPIA) - (Convention on) Cultural Property Implementation Act [US legislation]
CPAC - Cultural Property Advisory Committee [US]
FLO - Finds Liaison Officer (post in the PAS)
HER - Historic Environment Record [UK]
PAS - Portable Antiquities Scheme
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO 1970 Convention - Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property