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Experts awed by Anglo-Saxon treasure found by a bloke with a metal detector
- tptacek 17y agoThere was a good NPR piece about this yesterday, which went into some detail about the disrepute the "detectorists" (hobbyists with metal detectors) are in, and how unfair that is given the close collaboration they've developed with museums over the last N years.
- ijhnoih 17y agoThey aren't helpful if the dig into a new site disturbing the archeology to get at the 'treasure'. This was a ploughed field - it was about as disturbed as you can get.
- zandorg 17y agoPretty good! I'm glad he gets half.
- codeodor 17y agoIf 1/2 goes to the farmer and 1/2 the guy with the metal detector, who is paying for the dig and what do they get out of it?