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>metal-detecting enthusiast looking for valuables and you stumble upon something archaeological? Most things of value are going to be archeological. If you wan
by lawlessone 2y ago
>metal-detecting enthusiast looking for valuables and you stumble upon something archaeological?
Most things of value are going to be archeological. If you want gold you do panning.
- justinclift 2y agoSure, in Ireland. In other counties people use metal detectors as well. Recent example: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-treasure-hunter-unearths-englands-largest-gold-nugget-with-broken-metal-detector-180984041/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-treasure-h...
- brudgers 2y agoAn old cache of coins or jewelry is unlikely to be in a stream.
- lawlessone 2y ago>An old cache of coins or jewelry is unlikely to be in a stream. And would likely be considered important archeologically. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Brooch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Brooch
- brudgers 2y agoPanning isn’t done for the archeology. It’s done for the gold.
- fullspectrumdev 2y agoJust wait til you hear about the rules for gold prospecting in Ireland. TL;DR finds of over 2 grams have to be given to the state (you might get it back).