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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Dry weather reveals archaeological ‘cropmarks’ in fields
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11128297 Hundreds of ancient sites have been discovered by aerial surveys, thanks to a dry start to the summer, English Heritage has said. The surveys show marks made when crops growing over buried features develop at a different rate from … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Metal Detecting
Tagged archaeology, crop, detecting, finds, marks, metal
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The Corbridge Lanx Treasure, Undiscovered Roman Treasure in the River Tyne?
The Corbridge Lanx has fascinated me for many years. The Lanx is now safely housed in the British Museum, but what happened to the rest of the Corbridge Treasure? Does an important hoard of fourth century roman silverware await discovery … Continue reading
Posted in Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Museums
Tagged corbridge, detecting, finds, lanx, metal, river, Roman, treasure, tyne, Undiscovered
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British Museum evacuated after ‘gas’ incident
The BBC is reporting that the British Museum has had to be evacuated after a “gas incident”. “We think it is something that got into the air conditioning system.” said a police spokesman. A terrorist attack against the British Museum? … Continue reading
Posted in Metal Detecting Finds, Museums
Tagged british, detecting, finds, metal, museum
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Detecting.org.uk now on Twitter
We are now on Twitter, be sure to add us and tell us about your finds! We will use Twitter to keep you up to date on site updates, developments, new features, the latest metal detectors, the latest metal detecting … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged detecting, detector, gold, metal, prospecting, treasure, twitter
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Metal Detecting Clubs in the USA and Canada
By popular demand I have added lists of metal detecting clubs in the US and Canada: Metal Detecting Clubs in the US Metal Detecting Clubs in Canada If you want your metal detecting club to be added to one of … Continue reading
Posted in Gold Prospecting Clubs, Metal Detecting Clubs
Tagged america, canada, clubs, detecting, gold, hunting, metal, prospecting, treasure, uk, us, usa
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Treasures Of The Anglo-Saxons
There was a very interesting TV show on last night called ‘Treasures Of The Anglo-Saxons’. At last digital TV has a show that is actually worth repeating 50 million times. If you missed it don’t worry, it will probably be … Continue reading
Posted in Metal Detecting/Treasure Related TV Shows
Tagged Anglo-Saxons, hoard, staffordshire, sutton hoo, Treasures
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Half a Million Dollar Gold Bar Stolen From Mel Fisher Museum
A 75 ounce gold bar, salvaged from the wreck of the spanish galleon Santa Margarita by treasure hunter Mel Fisher, has been stolen from the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. Police are searching for two suspects caught … Continue reading
Posted in Shipwreck Treasure
Tagged atocha, bar, fisher, gold, hunter, mel, shipwreck, treasure
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We are back! Detecting.org.uk Hacked
Detecting.org.uk was hacked yesterday and I am totally gutted. Now the process of rebuilding begins. It will take a while to get the forum back up and running as it was, but it will hopefully be usable again by this … Continue reading
