Metal detecting, collecting and portable antiquities: Scottish and British perspectives

Metal detecting, collecting and portable antiquities: Scottish and British perspectives

While it is common to focus on the detail and intent of heritage law, this article focuses instead on the social and cultural attitudes of both archaeologists and finders towards the finding and ownership of portable antiquities, not least in the different laws regarding portable antiquities that op...

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Main Author: Stuart Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of York 2013-03-01
Series:Internet Archaeology
Subjects:
treasure trove
Scotland
Portable Antiquities Scheme
heritage law
metal detecting
metal detectors
Online Access:http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue33/campbell_index.html
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Metal detecting, collecting and portable antiquities: Scottish and British perspectives
Internet Archaeology
treasure trove
Scotland
Portable Antiquities Scheme
heritage law
metal detecting
metal detectors
author_facet Stuart Campbell
author_sort Stuart Campbell
title Metal detecting, collecting and portable antiquities: Scottish and British perspectives
title_short Metal detecting, collecting and portable antiquities: Scottish and British perspectives
title_full Metal detecting, collecting and portable antiquities: Scottish and British perspectives
title_fullStr Metal detecting, collecting and portable antiquities: Scottish and British perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Metal detecting, collecting and portable antiquities: Scottish and British perspectives
title_sort metal detecting, collecting and portable antiquities: scottish and british perspectives
publisher University of York
series Internet Archaeology
issn 1363-5387
publishDate 2013-03-01
description While it is common to focus on the detail and intent of heritage law, this article focuses instead on the social and cultural attitudes of both archaeologists and finders towards the finding and ownership of portable antiquities, not least in the different laws regarding portable antiquities that operate within the United Kingdom.
topic treasure trove
Scotland
Portable Antiquities Scheme
heritage law
metal detecting
metal detectors
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