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Metal detectorist finds hoard in Westmorland
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/8365174.Historian_finds_hoard_of_Roman_coins/
Rare Roman lantern found in field near Sudbury
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-11161686 “A metal detecting enthusiast has found what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern mad...
London Coins Auction – Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th September 2010
The latest London Coins Auction‘s sale is happening this coming weekend (Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th September 2010). The catalogue for the auction is u...
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 H...
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 Corbrid...

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Fab Flint Finds!
Flint is a very difficult thing to spot when out about in a field – well it is for me anyway. Oh don’t get me wrong, I can pick up bits of flint until...
Another lovely swivel
As promised back in July I have had another interesting swivel: SUSS-101B44 is of a more typical form than the one I highlighted previously (SUSS-225F...
Baldred, King of Kent (apparently).
This broken silver penny was recently brought in to me for recording, found near Lincoln. Though the coin is broken, enough detail survives to tell us...
Merchants of Venice
On two occasions, in the early 15th and again in the early 16th century, there was a flood of Venetian silver coins into England. These exotic coins, ...
Jetton from market garden
Although the vast majority of finds I record are found by metal detectorists, every now and again I get something different in. This jetton was found ...
When is a fake not a fake?
I’m afraid (or possibly rather pleased) it has been very busy here with many finds to record so I have not posted for a while. To make up for it here ...
Digging for Britain – BBC2
This week sees the beginning of the new BBC2 series entitled ‘Digging for Britain’; it is presented by Alice Roberts and produced by 360 Production an...
Medieval macehead from the North East
Maceheads are items which are rarely found in Britain, the PAS database has less than 15 recorded. There is a focus in central England (apparently Lin...
Metal detecting… in Italy!
I just about have time for this short post - Everyone is keeping me busy with new finds to record now that the metal detecting season is getting into...
Adding old OS maps to findspot maps
Today on Twitter, David Haskiya alerted me to a set of old Ordnance Survey maps that have been scanned by the National Library of Scotland and turned ...

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	Crown Estate Beach Metal Detecting Permit \| 29 Aug 10
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	Back up and running \| 27 Aug 10
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