A stunning find

Stunning axes

Wondering if I ought to move to Essex

Nobody seems to have been prosecuted for these thefts, although they know who it was (or at least one of them)? Maybe the police are still making enquiries

So did the Anglo Saxons not have fair sites? If they did were they just bartering goods as they had no coins? There are lots of Medieval fair sites all over the country and most of the big ones were outside of the towns and villages, usually on the hill tops , I just find it strange that there are n...

Well I am pretty sure the Anglo Saxons never used their pennies as everyday currency, I think most were minted to pay the invading Vikings and Danes as Danegeld and for overseas trade perhaps? They only really started using pennies as proper currency when Henry 11 came in with his Voided Short-Cross...

Hopefully the next TV drama series will be based on the thefts from the British Museum

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainmen ... D_urHLK2Xg

Well that put a smile on his face

ageezer wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:24 am Dreadfull rubbish once again painting the hobby as all criminals and low life’s

I wonder what the reaction would be if it was based on archeologists, rather than detectorists

Maybe they could do one based on the thefts at the British Museum next

Definitely a pile of rubbish with regard to reflecting our hobby - as all have stated it WILL NOT BE GOOD FOR THE HOBBY :g44: :g44: :g45: Can you imagine knocking on a farmers door this coming weekend if he has watched this first episode? He's gonna say a big NO isn't he? As Hopenscope said why did...

Why do they need to buy all of those worn Staters? I mean the BM is known for keeping hold of the 'best' of previous hoards from elsewhere, then returning the rest. The way things are Museums will need to justify to the local taxpayer their annual expense. If I was local I'd think it was justified ...

Nice ring and they said the Romans never went any further West than Exeter

Can someone please tell me what is the point of having a valuation committee at the BM? Surely if the committee have agreed a valuation, then it is not up to the museum to argue, or try and haggle a price they can afford? It is quite simple - The brooch should immediately be returned to the finder -...

Stunning silver gilt brooch too

Why couldn't they make a drama about old Eric Lawes and the Hoxne Hoard? Or Wing Commander Hodder who retrieved many more torques at Snettisham? We know by the recent Post Office programme how much something on TV can induce feelings and opinions in people. I hope they make clue that the bad apples...

Not sure this program will shine a very good light on the hobby after I saw a trailer for it the other night. Especially when it has someone saying that it was a lie that we are only interested in the discovery of history and were really in it for what we can sell things for! :g44: Probably Kev - s...