advertisement


Detectorists?

I know haha, if the series teaches anything it’s that. 99% nothing and then maybe? But I’m odd and find old rusty bolts interesting.
We visited the Galloway Viking hoard recently. Such beautiful things not 15 miles from here.
I think it would be fun and not expensive to do?
 
A detectorist acquaintance helped find someone's lost 19th century Chinese opium pipe. The pipe owner was a professional & was hugely embarrassed. He said "it's been a bad day for archaeology".
 
Last edited:
Sugarman said:
Sad fact, most of these guys are reduced to scanning beaches after the day trippers have gone home, there's a word for them in the animal kingdom, 'bottom feeders'.
Click to expand...

Interesting post....bottom feeders?
As posted, I'd not be interested in any financial gain, so will do my best to avoid the people you describe so bitterly. Thanks for the advice.


Durmbo said:
A detectorist acquaintance helped find someone's lost 19th century Chinese opium pipe. The pipe owner was a professional & was hugely embarrassed. He said "it's been a bad day for archaeology".
Click to expand...

That bit in italics? I'm confused. A professional? Why is that embarrassing or relevant, and how is someone helping him find something a bad day for archaeology? Sorry if I'm being thick this am, but??
 
Rockmeister said:
That bit in italics? I'm confused. A professional? Why is that embarrassing or relevant, and how is someone helping him find something a bad day for archaeology? Sorry if I'm being thick this am, but??
Click to expand...
The "professional" is an experienced archaeologist who prides himself on finding objects - like 19th century Chinese opium pipes - without things like detectors.
 
We have one in the back room. We got it for the kids really.Always forget it when we go to interesting places. I remember driving through Edwinstowe once and saw a whole load of detectorists rummaging through a newly ploughed field. Intrigued.
 
Del monaco said:
We have one in the back room. We got it for the kids really.Always forget it when we go to interesting places. I remember driving through Edwinstowe once and saw a whole load of detectorists rummaging through a newly ploughed field. Intrigued.
Click to expand...

Detectorists form groups, and these groups have standards of operating that they present to landowners. If the landowner agrees to the group detectoring on his land, the whole group will go. Lone detectorists can have a difficult time.
 
Tony Lockhart said:
Detectorists form groups, and these groups have standards of operating that they present to landowners. If the landowner agrees to the group detectoring on his land, the whole group will go. Lone detectorists can have a difficult time.
Click to expand...
The guy that sold us the MD encouraged us to join a club. We did get permission to detect around the Pilgrims Church at Babworth. Was fun.
 
Rockmeister said:
Page 2 shows mo OP and page 1 the most recent posts
Click to expand...

Page 1: a thread exactly a full page (20 posts) long, started exactly a year ago today, 28 August 2021.
Page 2: your thread after being joined up with the Page 1 thread.

tenor.gif


yw
 
My friend owns and operates an airfield. It’s a number of very large Forres with three landing strips. He rents an acre to a friend for dog walking. I was there yesterday and a guy and his lad turned up to detect. They found an old Roman coin. Not a particular rare one but young lad was delighted.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.


advertisement


Back
Top