The BM is taking a longish time to work out what their "partnership" with metal detectorists should look like...
Dear Dr
Lewis,
The PAS
took part in the inauguration of the European Council of Metal Detectorists in
April this year. I’d like to quote what they wrote on their recent activity in
Poland:
"metal
detecting in Poland is a growing hobby, enjoyed by thousands, in a need of
precise and sensible laws and regulations. European Council for Metal Detecting
will do it’s best to play an active part in advising our Polish colleagues on
how to reach a workable compromise with archaeologists". https://ecmd.eu/2016/08/21/ecmd-meets-polish-detectorists-and-archaeologists/
In the
lght of the involvement of the BM, through the Scheme, in its creation, can you
please tell me the OFFICIAL (quotable) standpoint of the Portable
Antiquities Scheme and the British Museum towards the ECMD and the creation
of the Polish Metal Detecting Federation and their attempts to create what they
call "precise and sensible laws and regulations" and a "workable
compromise with archaeologists" in the EU. What kind of "compromise"
do you think European countries such as Poland should contemplate, and why?
Is,
perhaps, PAS support of this initiative why you refuse to answer my five
perfectly civil questions? http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2016/11/debating-policy-of-artefacts-and.html
Does an interested party researching material for a
presentation now have to put in another FOI request to get even simple answers
from the Scheme about the promotion of ‘best practice’?
None of
your staff (copied) seem to have much to say about how high recording levels
could be assured - which is a bit disappointing for me, but perhaps a source of
satisfaction for you. But the possible reasons for that will be an interesting
talking point.
Thank
you
Paul
Barford
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