tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post5782293675886121312..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: UK Artefact Hunting: Pretend Seasonal Generosity Shields Total Lack of TransparencyPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-34598824713809288262019-12-08T01:49:40.738-08:002019-12-08T01:49:40.738-08:00Well, that particular FLO has not "heard"...Well, that particular FLO has not "heard" anything much but the sound of his own bleating. This is a wilful blindness, awareness of what's going on would only raise questions that they are simply unwilling to face. Too much bovver. <br /><br />Far more demanding than starting their habitual juvenile "twelve days of Christmas" an "on-this-day" finds show-and-tells. Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-49190787522045389612019-12-08T01:02:19.249-08:002019-12-08T01:02:19.249-08:00Well, you might be right that archaeologists don&#...Well, you might be right that archaeologists don't talk about the seasonal gift nonsense but they sure as heck know it goes on since it's so widely talked about by their "partners" each December.<br /><br />It's a form of fact blindness akin to a FLOs recent claim "I've never, ever hear the term "hotspot" even though the pursuit of those is the very essence of all detecting (and a Google search on "metal detecting"+"hotspot" gets you a quarter of a million hits!Brian Mattickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207831120680627468noreply@blogger.com