MEDEA: Crowd-Sourcing the Recording of Metal-Detected Artefacts in Flanders (Belgium)

MEDEA: Crowd-Sourcing the Recording of Metal-Detected Artefacts in Flanders (Belgium)

Since 2016, hobby metal-detecting is legal in Flanders (Belgium), although it was unofficially tolerated for many years before. However, research on metal-detected artefacts in Flanders is hindered by a low reporting rate. The MEDEA project aims to address this by encouraging detectorists to record...

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Main Authors: Deckers Pieterjan, Bleumers Lizzy, Ruelens Sanne, Lemmens Bert, Vanderperren Nastasia, Marchal Clémence, Pierson Jo, Tys Dries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-12-01
Series:Open Archaeology
Subjects:
Metal-detecting
heritage management
public archaeology
digital humanities
human-centred design
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opar.2016.2.issue-1/opar-2016-0019/opar-2016-0019.xml?format=INT

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