tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post4541002001385360061..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Nature: British Archaeology in State of CrisisPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-66462309391690671462010-12-02T02:40:40.425-08:002010-12-02T02:40:40.425-08:00I'd have thought, to be consistent, they ought...I'd have thought, to be consistent, they ought to now brand Britain as a source country that is failing to look after mankind's heitage and to claim therefore they had a duty to import and flog off everything they can get their hands on. <br /><br />Heritage cuts mean exploitative British metal detectorists (who include an unknown percentage of nighthawks) must be given every encouragement by US dealers, that'll be the pitch, bet you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-18303840276615170512010-12-02T01:59:52.018-08:002010-12-02T01:59:52.018-08:00Yes, I spotted that.
I'd like to see what wo...Yes, I spotted that. <br /><br />I'd like to see what would happen if Britain asked the United States to sign an MOU about the import of artefacts now that the British heritage protection system is weakened by these cuts. <br /><br />Would the coin dealers and people like Witschonke still hold up the British system as the pattern for other nations to follow? Would they insist the US tell the Brits to fund the PAS to a level commensurate with the degree of erosion artefact hunting is causing?Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-2626839636677621532010-12-02T01:16:10.914-08:002010-12-02T01:16:10.914-08:00“Thankfully no mention of the Portable Antiquities...“Thankfully no mention of the Portable Antiquities Scheme or metal detectorists, though I suspect that is what is meant by the vague term "an active community and voluntary sector".”<br /><br />I’m rather more hopeful.<br /><br />“What matters now, more than ever, is that we engage people themselves to safeguard the archaeological interest in their locality” sounds fine to me. What matters, he says, is “safeguarding”. Darn right. That word is an antonym of “exploiting” is it not?<br /><br />And he also says “The CBA sees archaeological stewardship and active participation at the heart of what we do”.... <br /><br />If CBA sees active participation and archaeological stewardship as joined at the hip they have my vote! THAT’s the sort of partnership that has been needed from the start. Hoorah for proper partnership!<br /><br />Mr Heyworth is already the bête noire of metal detectorists. I warn him, if he carries on with crazy lefty talk like this the US coin dealers will weigh in massively against him as well - once they twig what “archaeological stewardship” means for them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com