tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post8719212016731340950..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Metal Detecting Under the Microscope: HRH and the Metal DetectoristsPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-40905830207354589112011-11-21T11:52:39.103-08:002011-11-21T11:52:39.103-08:00i thought you needed a fishing license to go fishi...i thought you needed a fishing license to go fishing,only children under 12 do it for free and i know you need a license to go mudlarking/metal detecting on the thames[the port of london charge £7.50 a day].you can get a fishing license from the post office and they dont seem to have any trouble issuing them.many more people go fishing than metal detecting and i dont hear them complaining.<br />i would never consider banning metal detecting alltogether as i do think they have made a contribution to the archaeological record with some spectacular finds[and i know you dont agree with me on that]but there has to be some tighter control and its about time we licensd metal detectors,£250 per year,this will help raise much needed funds for the pas.as they love the pas so much,why cant they pay for it.its a bit gaulling for me,as a british taxpayer to be funding some of these obscene rewards even if the finds are spectacular.<br />kyrikyrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725342826698223232noreply@blogger.com