Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: UK Metal Detectorists and the Company they Keep

Wednesday 21 February 2024

I look forward to reading some

so-called 'archaeologists' obits with
the same fervour these shysters wait to read mine".

Boorish Dorset Apeman

John Howland Great News! Posted on February 21, 2024 by John Howland Today I read joyous news that I know will gladden the hearts of many.

Abbreviations used in this blog

"coiney" - a term I use for private collector of dug up ancient coins, particularly a member of the Moneta-L forum or the ACCG
"heap-of-artefacts-on-a-table-collecting" the term rather speaks for itself, an accumulation of loose artefacts with no attempt to link each item with documented origins. Most often used to refer to metal detectorists (ice-cream tubs-full) and ancient coin collectors (Roman coins sold in aggregated bulk lots)
"tekkie" - metal detectorist/metal detecting (a form of artefact hunting)
ACCG - Ancient Coin Collectors' (sic) Guild
CBA - Council for British Archaeology [UK]
CCPIA (CPIA) - (Convention on) Cultural Property Implementation Act [US legislation]
CDE - Collection-Driven Exploitation of archaeological sites
CPAC - Cultural Property Advisory Committee [US]
FLO - Finds Liaison Officer (post in the PAS)
HER - Historic Environment Record [UK]
IAPN - International Association of Professional Numismatists
MENA - Middle East and North Africa
PAS - Portable Antiquities Scheme
PNG - Professional Numismatists' Guild
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

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues