tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post1331852895740968739..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Swift Awareness WeekPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-63605277247395278082021-07-09T02:19:40.915-07:002021-07-09T02:19:40.915-07:00but of course in both cases, the occurrence of bot...but of course in both cases, the occurrence of both archaeological material and swifts is being constantly eroded by habitat changes. The archaeological resource of Europe is being nibbled away by various factors (development, climate change among them) and artefact hunting is placing an additional strain on it. Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-91389303423993146662021-07-08T23:24:13.922-07:002021-07-08T23:24:13.922-07:00In UK there was a worrying fall in the number of S...In UK there was a worrying fall in the number of Swifts last year but this year they seem to be very plentiful. Given the right conditions, they can sometimes bounce back.<br /><br />That's the difference between ornithology and artefact hunting I guess. An ornothologist does no harm whereas Artefacts reduce in number inexorably, without any possibility of a bounce, every single time a fresh one is grabbed. You sometimes hear ornithologists say numbers are down, never that "I've hammered the field".Brian Mattickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207831120680627468noreply@blogger.com