GothWitchOfBrooklyn t1_iv9t1n6 wrote
Reply to comment by Dubbodoo in A 1000-year-old Viking silver treasure found in Sweden by drexa24
Wow really? That's like a hobby here in the us, my neighbor also uses a metal detector to clean up metal on an old neglected property he bought too. It's fun!
FarHarbard t1_iv9uff5 wrote
A lot of archaeologists dislike American amateurs as well, they don't often document the provenance of a find so they lose much of the historical context.
It is one thing to go scavenge lost watches at the beach, but when it comes to people digging up colonial and pre-colonial artefacts it can be damaging.
GothWitchOfBrooklyn t1_iv9v5w0 wrote
Ah yeah, I guess I just meant on your own property. Not going after historical areas
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