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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2787084, member: 10461&quot;]I think the growth of the metal detecting hobby has had its influence, and so too has the change in political climate in places where hoards are found, but I wouldn&#039;t <i>begin</i> to know how to quantify any statistics.&nbsp; I really don&#039;t know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Will the sources of ancient coin hoards ever &quot;dry up&quot;?&nbsp; I doubt it. </p><p><br /></p><p>As an example, I will mention a park in the older part of the town where I live.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was avidly and actively metal detecting in that park 20+ years ago and yet I could <i>still</i> go out there this afternoon and find an older coin or relic, even though the park itself is not much bigger than one acre in size, and the equipment I have today is in fact the same 1990s technology I was using 20 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, scale that up to the size of a whole island ... or country ... or geographical region, like the Mediterranean basin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, instead of me finding a deep Indian Head cent I overlooked in 20 years of detecting that park, you&#039;ve got SO much more ground to cover, and so much more stuff still hidden in that ground.</p><p><br /></p><p>When was the last royal tomb found in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt?&nbsp; Was it KV63, found in 2005?&nbsp; That&#039;s a place where they&#039;ve been actively searching for stuff for <i>centuries</i>, and its not underwater or covered by jungle, yet they&#039;re <i>still</i> finding stuff!&nbsp; Right there, in a relatively small area.&nbsp; And the Chinese haven&#039;t even begun excavation of their first emperor&#039;s tomb yet.&nbsp; How much of Pompeii remains unexcavated?&nbsp; What&#039;s still laying submerged beneath the depths of the world&#039;s lakes and oceans?</p><p><br /></p><p>You get the idea.&nbsp; I think there&#039;s a <i>lot</i> more undiscovered treasure waiting to be found than the sum total of all that has come down to us through collections.&nbsp; Just as I experienced in microcosm while detecting that park, the <i>easier</i> finds may dry up, but there&#039;s <i>plenty</i> more left.&nbsp; As technology improves, and more people take and interest, and new sites open up, some marvelous discoveries await.&nbsp; I&#039;m certain of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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