by Tess Machling [A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] Abstract With the boom in detecting tourism, and with mass detecting rallies being held across the UK, increasingly large numbers of finds are being exported overseas, never to be seen again. This export of our shared national heritage is …
“Who Pays for the Hobby?”: Metal Detecting in England and Wales
[A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] This is a first for The Big Book of Torcs. Today, I open up BBoT to a guest blog, written by a friend and archaeological colleague. For various reasons, the writer of this blog prefers to remain anonymous, but I can vouch …
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Looking for Treasure…
by Tess Machling [A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] Introduction Following on from my blog last week, I have been trying to find out exactly how much is being paid out each year to individuals and landowners in 'rewards' for their 'Treasure' finds. This information is not straightforward …

