Remember the Hoxne hoard & the low value rip off for all those lovely finds, which caused quite a stir & a re-think of the valuation process to protect detectorists from the same people valuing it so they can buy it!
@LostandFoundRelicCollecting I think the finder only got the value of the items he found & dug himself, not the cost of the main finds uncovered by the archeology lot called in after he realised & stopped to report it, after which detectorists said they would dig it all out then report it, which changed the treasure process.
Comments like the one in the lead of this video show a remarkable ignorance to the degree to which a lot of professional archaeologists engage with and involve metal detectorists in their excavations. Much like how fishermen can be an invaluable source for locating wrecks based off of where their nets are known to have snagged, folks who have literally had their boots on the ground for years or decades can provide a wealth of information and also helpful hands. The "rank amateurs" that exist on the periphery of archaeology can often contribute all sorts of useful things to the work of professionals-- I'm most certainly one of the unwashed masses and yet managed to get cited in a provincial archaeologist's report several years ago by providing information that helped the same further identify some artefacts.
Remember the Hoxne hoard & the low value rip off for all those lovely finds, which caused quite a stir & a re-think of the valuation process to protect detectorists from the same people valuing it so they can buy it!
I didn't realise the controversy surrounding it, lovely finds though! 👍
@LostandFoundRelicCollecting I think the finder only got the value of the items he found & dug himself, not the cost of the main finds uncovered by the archeology lot called in after he realised & stopped to report it, after which detectorists said they would dig it all out then report it, which changed the treasure process.
Comments like the one in the lead of this video show a remarkable ignorance to the degree to which a lot of professional archaeologists engage with and involve metal detectorists in their excavations. Much like how fishermen can be an invaluable source for locating wrecks based off of where their nets are known to have snagged, folks who have literally had their boots on the ground for years or decades can provide a wealth of information and also helpful hands. The "rank amateurs" that exist on the periphery of archaeology can often contribute all sorts of useful things to the work of professionals-- I'm most certainly one of the unwashed masses and yet managed to get cited in a provincial archaeologist's report several years ago by providing information that helped the same further identify some artefacts.
Agreed and well said Gev! 👍