10-29-2016, 05:16 PM
For an Archeologist, this fella is quite fair in his reasoning, and seems to be surprisingly amenable to working with detectorists. A breath of fresh air.
I took special note when reading this: "No research is ever done into small finds from after 1719 that are found in ploughsoil. We do not need to collect them." Interesting that they classify anything from after 1719 "small finds." We get pretty giddy here in the states finding an early 1900's coin or artifact.
http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology...-damaging/
Not sure how I would feel about a similar system here. I do believe a lot of our finds have significant historical value, and on the one hand, I wouldn't mind them at all being catalogued and/or displayed. However...
As we all know, there's a lot of work & sweat that goes into this hobby, and I don't think I would be open to the turning over of my finds, especially if something was more rare or held monetary value. But if a tradeoff was made, say, the government/municipalities opening up more places to detecting, or some other benefit to us, I think it would be a fair game.
As for permits, I wouldn't mind them at all. Matter of fact, some of my neighboring states have permit systems, and they're pretty well run. But...
What do I/we as detectorists get, in return for having to pony up for a permit? I like the idea above of gaining access to a larger pool of detecting sites, and that alone would seal the deal for me. Anything short of that, and why bother, as what's in it for us? Should I have to pay for the privilege of hunting sites that I normally do now, free of charge?
In short, would I WANT a permit system? Probably not, though, if there's going to be an upside both for us and the hobby, it's strongly worth considering.
Curious as to how many members here have permit systems in your states? What are the costs, and the benefits to you, as a permit holder?
Joe
I took special note when reading this: "No research is ever done into small finds from after 1719 that are found in ploughsoil. We do not need to collect them." Interesting that they classify anything from after 1719 "small finds." We get pretty giddy here in the states finding an early 1900's coin or artifact.
http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology...-damaging/
Not sure how I would feel about a similar system here. I do believe a lot of our finds have significant historical value, and on the one hand, I wouldn't mind them at all being catalogued and/or displayed. However...
As we all know, there's a lot of work & sweat that goes into this hobby, and I don't think I would be open to the turning over of my finds, especially if something was more rare or held monetary value. But if a tradeoff was made, say, the government/municipalities opening up more places to detecting, or some other benefit to us, I think it would be a fair game.
As for permits, I wouldn't mind them at all. Matter of fact, some of my neighboring states have permit systems, and they're pretty well run. But...
What do I/we as detectorists get, in return for having to pony up for a permit? I like the idea above of gaining access to a larger pool of detecting sites, and that alone would seal the deal for me. Anything short of that, and why bother, as what's in it for us? Should I have to pay for the privilege of hunting sites that I normally do now, free of charge?
In short, would I WANT a permit system? Probably not, though, if there's going to be an upside both for us and the hobby, it's strongly worth considering.
Curious as to how many members here have permit systems in your states? What are the costs, and the benefits to you, as a permit holder?
Joe