How Difficult Was That?

I do hope Buckinghamshire FLO Ros Tyrell watched the video of how to lift a soil block, so that next time she's on site where a nationally-important hoard is found she'll know how to isolate the soil block and get out the clingfilm, rather than keyhole-grab it all out sight unseen from above. That way we get information about the disposition of the elements within the hoard. You know, that "archaeology" thing the FLOs were supposed to be showing the public instead of gouge and grab hoiking.

Mr Mather,

After alerting an officer from the Portable Antiquities Scheme, he returned to check the hoard was safely in situ in the field four times over the next five days, until an expert could travel down.

It was.