tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post2424641113021961653..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Request/ Suggestion for the Egyptian Authorities Re Cairo MuseumPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-44286796768271943222011-02-20T15:27:45.902-08:002011-02-20T15:27:45.902-08:00Taken from the Countryfile site.
Sorry its not on ...Taken from the Countryfile site.<br />Sorry its not on an appropriate thread but you don't need to publish my comments.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Metal Detectors <br />Without the amateur treasure hunters who scour the countryside using metal detectors, much of our precious history would lay buried beneath our feet. <br />Only two years ago, the UK’s largest haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure was discovered in a field in Staffordshire – three thousand gold and silver pieces dating back some fourteen hundred years. The Staffordshire Hoard is the most valuable find on British soil – worth more than £3 million. It’s now on public display so everyone can appreciate it.<br /><br />But there are real concerns that unscrupulous treasure hunters who break the rules are destroying our heritage. The government’s conservation agency, English Heritage, is calling for a crackdown on all kinds of heritage crime. It warns that although the threat to archaeological items is high from illegal metal detecting, arrest or prosecution remains low.<br /><br />John Craven finds out what the discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard meant for the treasure hunter who hit the jackpot - and for the farmer who owned the land. He also meets Time Team presenter Tony Robinson who believes unscrupulous treasure hunters are literally stealing our history - and also discovers how to use a metal detector responsibly."<br /><br />Tackling Heritage Crime - BBC News<br />.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866756476202032662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-28100236376470113432011-02-20T15:18:50.366-08:002011-02-20T15:18:50.366-08:00If you get chance to view today's Countryfile ...If you get chance to view today's Countryfile (20/2/2011) there were several discussions about metal detecting. <br /><br />In the second part of the programme they discuss how taking items from a sight can decontextualise the find.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866756476202032662noreply@blogger.com