From UK lockdown, seller kingcuno (Feedback score: 642) from Brentwood, UK has some ' mediaeval antiquities Buckles Decorative Metal Detecting Finds Strap End Job Lot' bidding so far has reached the princely sum of £10.50. That's cheap for all that archaeological destruction done. No details of findspots, no mention of signed documentation from landowner assigning title (or even knew the searcher had been on his land). No mention of PAS record numbers. Nothing - just a heap of old metal that the seller assures us is "medieval" (um....) on a split tabletop.
A blog commenting on various aspects of the private collecting and trade in archaeological artefacts today and their effect on the archaeological record.
Wednesday 6 May 2020
UK Metal Detecting Finds, Bulk Lot Going Cheap
From UK lockdown, seller kingcuno (Feedback score: 642) from Brentwood, UK has some ' mediaeval antiquities Buckles Decorative Metal Detecting Finds Strap End Job Lot' bidding so far has reached the princely sum of £10.50. That's cheap for all that archaeological destruction done. No details of findspots, no mention of signed documentation from landowner assigning title (or even knew the searcher had been on his land). No mention of PAS record numbers. Nothing - just a heap of old metal that the seller assures us is "medieval" (um....) on a split tabletop.
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