Article | The Coolest Things Ever Found With A Metal Detector

Published by Business Insider, written by Shlomo Sprung, Friday 20th July, 2012,

You may laugh or scoff when you see an old man on the beach using his metal detector, but there have been some pretty incredible finds over the years.

The first recorded use of the metal detector was in 1881, when Alexander Graham Bell tried to find a bullet lodged in President James A. Garfield’s chest. It became a little more prevalent in the 1920’s before being fairly widely used during World War II.

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Code of Practice for Responsible Metal Detecting in England and Wales | Beginners Guide |

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You can download for free the National Council for Metal Detecting (NCMD) Code of Practice here

Or below is the Portable Antiquities Scheme Code of practice for responsible metal detecting

Being responsible means:

Before you go metal-detecting

  1. Not trespassing; before you start detecting obtain permission to search from the landowner/occupier, regardless of the status, or perceived status, of the land. Remember that all land has an owner. To avoid subsequent disputes it is always advisable to get permission and agreement in writing first regarding the ownership of any finds subsequently discovered (see www.cla.org.uk / www.nfuonline.com).
  2. Adhering to the laws concerning protected sites (e.g. those defined as ScheduledMonumentsor Sites of Special Scientific Interest: you can obtain details of these from the landowner/occupier, Finds Liaison Officer, Historic Environment Record or at www.magic.gov.uk). Take extra care when detecting near protected sites: for example, it is not always clear where the boundaries lie on the ground.
  3. You are strongly recommended to join a metal detecting club or association that encourages co-operation and responsive exchanges with other responsible heritage groups.Details of metal detecting organisations can be found at www.ncmd.co.uk / www.fid.newbury.net.
  4. Familiarising yourself with and following current conservation advice on the handling, care and storage of archaeological objects (see www.finds.org.uk).

While you are metal-detecting

  1. Wherever possible working on ground that has already been disturbed (such as ploughed land or that which has formerly been ploughed), and only within the depth of ploughing. If detecting takes place on undisturbed pasture, be careful to ensure that no damage is done to the archaeological value of the land, including earthworks.
  2. Minimising any ground disturbance through the use of suitable tools and by reinstating any excavated material as neatly as possible. Endeavour not to damage stratified archaeological deposits.
  3. Recording findspots as accurately as possible for all finds (i.e. to at least a one hundred metre square, using an Ordnance Survey map or hand-held Global Positioning Systems (GPS) device) whilst in the field. Bag finds individually and record the National Grid Reference (NGR) on the bag. Findspot information should not be passed on to other parties without the agreement of the landowner/occupier (see also clause 9).
  4. Respecting the Country Code (leave gates and property as you find them and do not damage crops, frighten animals, or disturb ground nesting birds, and dispose properly of litter: seewww.countrysideaccess.gov.uk).

After you have been metal-detecting

  1. Reporting any finds to the relevant landowner/occupier; and (with the agreement of the landowner/occupier) to the Portable Antiquities Scheme, so the information can pass into the local Historic Environment Record. Both the CountryLandand Business Association and the National Farmers Union support the reporting of finds. Details of your local Finds Liaison Officer can be found atwww.finds.org.uk/contacts, e-mail info@finds.org.uk or phone  020 7323 8611.
  2. Abiding by the provisions of the Treasure Act and Treasure Act Code of Practice, wreck law (www.mcga.gov.uk) and export licensing (www.mla.gov.uk). If you need advice your local Finds Liaison Officer will be able to help you.
  3. Seeking expert help if you discover something large below the ploughsoil, or a concentration of finds or unusual material, or wreck remains, and ensuring that the landowner/occupier’s permission is obtained to do so. Your local Finds Liaison Officer may be able to help or will be able to advise of an appropriate person. Reporting the find does not change your rights of discovery, but will result in far more archaeological evidence being discovered.
  4. Calling the Police, and notifying the landowner/occupier, if you find any traces of human remains.
  5. Calling the Police or HM Coastguard, and notifying the landowner/occupier, if you find anything that may be a live explosive: do not use a metal-detector or mobile phone nearby as this might trigger an explosion. Do not attempt to move or interfere with any such explosives.

Finding out more about archaeology

You can find out more about the archaeology of your own area from the Historic Environment Records maintained by local authority archaeology services (inEngland) and the Welsh archaeological trusts.

For further information contact the Council for British Archaeology (tel 01904 71417/ www.britarch.ac.uk) who can also supply details of local archaeology societies.

Article | Gurley couple finds long, lost ring for family friend

By The Huntsville TimesYvonne T. Betowt, Saturday, May 19, 2012.

GURLEY, Alabama — Patti Citrano didn’t ask for a metal detector for Christmas, but her husband, John, an officer with the Huntsville Police Department, thought she might enjoy one.

It wasn’t cheap, but the joy it has brought to a Huntsville family, is priceless.

Patti, a history buff, began using her detector to find Civil War relics in the area where she and John, plus their children, Paige and Hunter, lives on a mini-farm with goats, chickens, a dog, cat and a pot-bellied pig name Gladys.

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Article | Rowe Column: Digging for gold can pay off

Published by Nevada Appeal, written by Allen Rowe, Sunday 20th May, 2012

In the last few years, we have seen a trend of resourceful people out digging. We have seen an increase in miners, metal detectors, pickers, and people just digging through their possessions for something to sell. This trend has become so big that there is even a host of reality (or reality-based) shows about such activities. All of these popular activities are geared toward adding cash to the bottom line.

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Article | Roman coins haul discovered in Staffordshire

Source: Express & Star [May 18, 2012]

Roman coins more than 2,000 years old have been discovered in Staffordshire in what experts described today as a significant find.

The silver coins were unearthed by metal detecting enthusiast father-of-three Scott Heeley, from Hednesford.

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Article | 50 greatest national treasures revealed

Published by The Telegraph, written by , Arts Correspondent, Sunday 15th July 2012

After sifting through hundreds of thousands of submissions, a panel of archaeological experts have chosen what they consider are the 50 greatest treasures discovered in the past 15 years.

From rare Iron Age jewels to an antique prosthetic nose – the Tudor alternative to cosmetic surgery – they include extraordinary artefacts that lay untouched for centuries.

Each item was judged on its national, historical and cultural significance and will feature on the ITV series Britain’s Secret Treasures.

Since the British Museum launched a scheme to record archaeological objects found by members of the public in England and Wales 15 years ago, it has documented 800,000 items, many found because of the booming popularity of metal-detecting.

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Article | Buried iPhone returned to owner after detector find

Published by Skegness Standard, on Friday 25 May 2012

AN HONEST metal detectorist who found an expensive smart phone buried on Winthorpe beach managed to return it to its Leicestershire owner.

Michael Briggs, 40, of Skegness, has been enjoying metal detecting since last November and when he came across the latest iPhone 4S mobile phone, worth around £500, he couldn’t believe it.

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Article | Roman coin unearthed by Burnham-On-Sea metal detector enthusiast

Published by Burnham-On-Sea.com, Wednesday June 13th 2012

“A Burnham-On-Sea metal detecting enthusiast has unearthered this acient Roman coin dating back to the Constantine era from a field outside Highbridge.

Morley Howard, pictures right on Burnham beach, made the discovery of the coin – which historians say was minted in AD 322 – while metal detecting on land near West Huntspill.

The coin, weighing 2.85g, is made of Roman copper alloy and bears an image of Constantine I, as pictured above.”

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Article | 13-year-old boy using his home made metal detector finds 2-pound meteorite

Published by Los Angeles Times, Written by John M. Glionna, Wednesday 11th July, 2012,
  As the director of the University of New Mexico’s Institute of Meteoritics, Carl Agee gets tons of calls, packages and emails from people claiming to have had the rare experience of actually finding a meteorite.

Sadly for Agee, most are merely terrestrial rocks, what he calls meteor-wrongs.

Then he met 13-year-old Jansen Lyons. Two weeks ago, the teenager walked into the institute – his mother in tow – carrying what he said was a 2-pound hunk of space rock he found at an undisclosed location in the Albuquerque suburb of Rio Rancho.

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Article | More than 30 charged following weekend police operation in Aberdeen

Published by STV Local, 9th July 2012

More than 30 people have been charged following a weekend operation by Grampian Police.

Officer launched Operation Diamond on Friday and Saturday night “to make Aberdeen city centre a safer place”.

As part of the operation metal detectors were used at the entrances to a number of licensed premises with the aim of detecting and deterring anyone attempting to enter with offensive weapons.

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