Warpzit t1_jbnx5w3 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 12:03 PM

Reply to comment by lokicramer in Unique medieval treasure found with metal detector in The Netherlands by rzwart

Rest of Europe should look at the Danish system. We have a ton of people going around detecting in their free time and then turn their finds in.

LeftieTheFool t1_jbo7483 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 1:36 PM

This is a horrible system. Plucking metal objects out of their context results in lots of archaeological knowledge lost - we'll never know the age and context of those finds!

Warpzit t1_jboarch wrote on March 10, 2023 at 2:04 PM

Look up how it works before bashing it ;)

LeftieTheFool t1_jbovg9v wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:24 PM

Oh, I DO know how it works!

Warpzit t1_jbpglqi wrote on March 10, 2023 at 6:40 PM

To my understanding people find something and then they contact the professionals. Can you add something to that?

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lokicramer t1_jbo6rq0 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 1:33 PM

The problem with that system, is there are without a doubt a bunch of dishonest detectorists who probably keep, and or sell their finds.

Even with regulations in Hungary, it's still a problemm

Warpzit t1_jboaoal wrote on March 10, 2023 at 2:04 PM

Doesn't seem so in Denmark. Maybe people are just more honest (statistics imply this).