PAS says goodbye to Roger Bland

Roger Bland putting coins in rows for counting

Michael Lewis wrote the first text on the subject of PAS meltdown on the PAS website: 'Thank You and Good Luck Roger'

Upon the retirement of Roger Bland from the British Museum, all in PAS would like to express a massive debt of gratitude to him for all he has done for British archaeology. His work bringing about the PAS and the reform of Treasure has not only ensured that the most important archaeological finds have been acquired by museums up and down the country for local people to learn about and enjoy, but has also led to a great advancement in knowledge through the recording and further study of these finds, and the identification of new sites that have come to light because of them. Best of luck for the future Roger...

PeterReavill tweets: 

Roger Bland's last day at BM - inspirational archaeologist who created and guided PAS through stormy seas Good Luck! 

Julie Cassidy adds: 

Roger created a Scheme the envy of countries across the world. Proud to have worked with him.

Anni Byard  remarks

Sad to see Roger go. He leaves a legacy of 1.1m + artefacts that public wouldn't have known about otherwise.

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