What Are We, Anyway?

[Dan Hughes]

I'm a treasure hunter.

I'm a metal detector hobbyist.

I'm a metal detectorist.

I'm a - what? What should we call ourselves?

In my latest podcast, I discuss several appellations and find that none of them are spot on. Can you help?

Listen at http://thetreasurecorner.com.

---Dan Hughes, http://treasuremanual.com

 

[jerseyben]

Hobbyists.

 

[Dan Hughes]

Hobbyists.

But isn't that a rather broad term? There are thousands of hobbies, and anyone who has a hobby - any hobby - is a hobbyist. How would you narrow it to better define the hobby involved?

 

[smcdmc]

Archaeologist, then we could dig wherever we wanted

 

[aa battery]

Archaeologist, then we could dig wherever we wanted

right on the money

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

How about a detectologist.

 

[mlayers]

I call myself a Treasure Hunter. I am out looking for treasurer, either on land or in the water.......Matt

 

[menotomymaps]

Time Travelers

 

[Dan Hughes]

How about a detectologist.

Sounds like a guy who does colonoscopies.

 

[aa battery]

How about a detectologist.

Sounds like a guy who does colonoscopies.

can you dig it ?

 

[Frankn]

My business card states "Archaeological Search & Recovery". I find it better to state an image rather than a definition of what I am. In reality I am a metal detector specialist who recoveres lost items of archaeological and monastery value. I have found that your image precedes you. Frank

 

[thrillathahunt]

Metal Detectorist is good enough for me. I never find any treasure anyway.

 

[montepollock]

Metal Detectorist,Journeyman Archeologist/Historian (no text)

Happy Hunting,Mont

 

[rapidroy7]

zinc saviour?

 

[lookindown]

Im a treasure hunter......I dont know what the rest of you are.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I specialize in "Historic Recovery and Research"

 

[Dan Hughes]

I specialize in "Historic Recovery and Research"

That's great! But I'd do it in reverse: Historic Research and Recovery.

Because you have to research before you recover!

 

[Seamuss]

How about a detectologist.

Sounds like a guy who does colonoscopies.

Wouldn't that make us full of it except during exam time?

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I specialize in "Historic Recovery and Research"

That's great! But I'd do it in reverse: Historic Research and Recovery.

Because you have to research before you recover!

Good point. Although with some of the things I find I spend more time scratching my head after the hunt than I did before

 

[worldtalker]

How about a detectologist.

Sounds like a guy who does colonoscopies.

can you dig it ?

lol aa,that's to funny,guess they probe before they dig!!!