tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post7234759180569221262..comments2024-03-18T12:47:37.136-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Coiney Prays for ChangePaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-18991633976152622052011-12-07T00:18:40.693-08:002011-12-07T00:18:40.693-08:00That's so awful. You forgot to mention "B...That's so awful. You forgot to mention "Big Mick" the metal detectorist who told us "we know where you live". <br /><br />You ask "What is the cause of the underlying thread of violence in antiquity collecting?". Well that can perhaps be established. I'm going to make a threats list and publish it. I have a working hypothesis that it will show that nearly all threats and indeed almost all of the noise comes from those that stand to lose a great deal financially from a move towards either ethical detecting or ethical collecting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com