tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post6061913552756683414..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Archaeology is not Artefact Hunting: Artefact Hunting is not ArchaeologyPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-43757744091890368272015-10-29T22:53:09.904-07:002015-10-29T22:53:09.904-07:00"I think there is a very strong case for argu..."I think there is a very strong case for arguing that in terms of archaeological ethics, card-carrying professional archaeologists should not engage in collaboration in their projects with people who themselves engage in artefact hunting and artefact collecting."<br /><br />Another nail firmly hit that archaeologists miss Paul. It will infuriate detectorists and the remaining detente minded archaeologists but it's a fact that such collaborations don't stand up very well to ethical scrutiny. Engaging with someone who toes the scientific, ethical line today but does the opposite, including pocketing and profiting by their finds tomorrow, requires some mental gymnastics, to say the least. Where's la difference if it only applies on Mondays and Wednesdays?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-76661599474561036592015-10-29T22:40:23.602-07:002015-10-29T22:40:23.602-07:00"Archaeologists are perfectly able to operate..."Archaeologists are perfectly able to operate electronic survey equipment, including metal detectors."<br /><br />Thank goodness someone else thinks that. I get heartily sick of archaeologists saying (and detectorists boasting) they utilise the "skills" of detectorists on excavations. No, detectorists have no great skills other than being able, sometimes, to know if a signal is "werfit". On an archaeological excavation ALL signals are werfit and as such anyone, be they first year archaeology students, retired history buffs or chimps, can quickly be trained to hold up their hind legs when they hear a beep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com