450,000 artefacts from the HS2 excavations *alone*.
So the next time detectorists tell you they find everything archaeologically important - they don't. 😝
#Archaeology 🏺 #Detecting #Treasure
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93v21q5xdvo?app-referrer=search
The v4.0 firmware release for the Deus II is out. I'm waiting until I get the stereo headphones. Maybe 4.1 will be out by then.
The PAS report for 2024 is out. 79,616 finds were reported (up 7% from 2023's 74,506) 1540 Treasure finds (up 12% from 2023's 1358) So... numbers are still rising at alarming rates.
https://finds.org.uk/documents/annualreports/2024.pdf
Only 4238 finders are reporting to PAS (up from 2023's 3877... but considering the huge boom in the numbers of those detecting, this is still only 1-10% of the number of detectorists in UK). AKA we're still in a mess and it's only getting worse...
Interestingly, there is *NO INFO* in the 2024 PAS report (unlike the 2023 report) regarding numbers of finds being exported!! Why is that?? Hmmmm...
TLDR All numbers are still increasing and the picture I've been highlighting over the last few months isn't getting any better...
If anyone's feeling brave, this will be on tonight.
In case you don't know of Detectival, it's an annual metal detecting rally where 1000 detectorists, from 37 countries (their info for 2025), take part and which results in hundreds of finds, many of which are exported...
PAS (understandably) won't attend, so instead a commercial artefact recording organisation is paid to.
Not entirely sure why this would be something to celebrate on prime-time TV, but we shall see how they cover it...
FOI requests show that, in 2024/2025, payments to individual finders & landowners for 'Treasure' rewards cost us £7,280,321.26
That's £7.3 million that could have been spent on curators, museums & heritage...
It's time to reduce rewards & regulate detecting. Our shared history requires nothing less.
I sometimes wonder how often this happens- unless it's something really obvious, how would we know?
...and the current financial motive certainly makes it more likely.
#Archaeology 🏺 #Detecting #Treasure
BBC News - Detectorist faked 'Roman brooch' he bought on eBay
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly544d1eg1o
The latest Treasure Valuation Committee minutes for 2024: £4,285,000 was recommended in 'reward' payments to finders/landowners for detected 'Treasure' artefacts in 2024.
When you add in the costs of administrating PAS, FLO costs, museum time, etc, this is an awful lot of cash going from the public purse (via DCMS, crowdfunding, grants etc) directly into the pockets of individual finders and landowners.
Reminder: the detecting community contributes nothing financially.
"Community effort saves treasure hoard for public"
Not.
A.
Word.
About.
Who.
It.
Was.
Saved.
From...
= a detectorist & landowner who got the £1500 raised! 😔
Gold & silver prices have more than doubled in the last 5 years.
This has an impact on the value of our nation's historic gold & silver artefacts (& their security 😔)...
...and the price we'll all be paying for 'treasure' rewards in the coming years!
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting 🏺
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp393nz95y5o
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https://vptdigital.com/blog/honey-detecting-testers/
#HackerNews #Honey #Dieselgate #Detecting #Tricking #Testers #AutoIndustry #News #TechEthics
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