Rave
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please pardon my ignorance but I really enjoy looking at your "what is it section" & wondered if most detectorists had regular access to a finds expert.
In England, there are several Finds Liason Officers (or FLOs as they are known) that are each responsible for 2 or 3 counties. Basically they attend club meetings to identify finds, they attend digs & rallys when invited (to identify finds) & they hold weekly "finds days" where people can pop in & see them about stuff they've found. If anything is of interest they take it away & record it on a data base before giving it back. Most of this is then available online via the portable antiquities scheme
http://www.finds.org.uk/
http://www.finds.org.uk/involved/
When finds are given back, you are also given an A4 sheet with a detailed description of the find...age, material, what it was used for etc
They also advise whether something comes under the treasure act & needs to be declared...............how does this compare in the States? Do you have to declare certain finds?
In England, there are several Finds Liason Officers (or FLOs as they are known) that are each responsible for 2 or 3 counties. Basically they attend club meetings to identify finds, they attend digs & rallys when invited (to identify finds) & they hold weekly "finds days" where people can pop in & see them about stuff they've found. If anything is of interest they take it away & record it on a data base before giving it back. Most of this is then available online via the portable antiquities scheme
http://www.finds.org.uk/
http://www.finds.org.uk/involved/
When finds are given back, you are also given an A4 sheet with a detailed description of the find...age, material, what it was used for etc
They also advise whether something comes under the treasure act & needs to be declared...............how does this compare in the States? Do you have to declare certain finds?
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