Casting a wider net, you can't tell me that there isn't a single archaeologist in the UK who hasn't kept the odd souvenir or ten from digs either!

'....the move has paved the way for so-called “casino metal detecting”.'

So-called by whom? Nothing but a pathetic attempt to put a ridiculous expression into the anti-detecting lexicon. The award amount had nothing to do with any detectorist anyway!

...The bird watching community would do well to educate their members in the nuances of the Treasure Act 1996. Get out of it! Look, he has a detector, he knows the law, like the rest of us, it's got zero to do with the bird watching community. They confiscated his detector, not his binoculars! I'm ...

"Treasure hunter sued by Church of Scotland over record £2million haul of Viking relics he found on their land" .... :g44: Sorry Pete, but I think they've got the terminology right this time... :g43: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/4720792/church-of-scotland-viking-treasure-hunter-r...

Great to see Roger Bland is getting recognition for his efforts, but when the Press Office release simply says " ... a hugely successful online database for archaeologists and others ... ", and Roger's words are carefully constructed around the words 'metal detectors', it's pretty clear th...

Long may these holidays continue. There seems too little faith in the honesty of our US cousins visiting this country, I see no reason to judge them any differently to any Brit detectorist. Certainly, when watching Chicago Ron's videos in YT, they come over as an honest crowd, and the videos are as ...