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From: jack@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (Mr Jack Campin)
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Subject: Re: Metal locators/treasure hunting - information wanted
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Date: 25 Jul 88 09:52:29 GMT
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parnass@ihuxz.ATT.COM (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) wrote:

>   I'm in danger of being hooked into another all  consuming
>   hobby - treasure hunting.

Think before getting into this. Treasure hunters can be appallingly
destructive to archaeological sites.

>      - What do you use to dig up your  "treasures"  without
>        destroying the property?

You will always destroy the contextual information provided by the location of
your "treasure" with respect to its surroundings (those boring bits of ash and
bone you stamp though while digging up the goodies). An archaeologist might,
for example, care whether the coins you find were in a dead man's pocket or on
his eyes.

Native Americans also may not appreciate you shovelling the remains of their
ancestors out of the way to get at their copper amulets.


Huge amounts of British history have been irretrievably lost due to treasure
hunters' activities. Some archaeologists have taken to scattering nails around
to make life difficult for them. I recommend anyone who knows of potential
targets for these vandals to do likewise.

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