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<p>[QUOTE="otlichnik, post: 5381629, member: 109731"]Metal detecting rules depend on what country you are in.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think any allow anyone to detect on a designated historical site. Though in some places detectorists work with local archaeologists at such sites - but of course what is found during such operations is not theirs, it belongs to the site.</p><p><br /></p><p>In countries where you can detect on private land, with the owners permission, it is often possible to detect near or next door to the designated site. And a farm field nearby can be very good for detecting finds, or surface finds of pottery shards, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that some of my coins and artifacts come from near certain archaeological sites. I bought from a variety of detectorists who I knew well - each of whom have their deals with specific farms and landowners nearby. But with one or two exceptions - where I was told exactly where something was found - I only know things like - farm near Carnuntum or farm near Virinum, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>In some cases the items had to go to the state first, even though they came from private land, and the state decided whether to buy them from the finder or return them to the finder. Though that was only with the bigger things like gold, large hoards, etc. - not my kind of stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>SC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="otlichnik, post: 5381629, member: 109731"]Metal detecting rules depend on what country you are in. I don't think any allow anyone to detect on a designated historical site. Though in some places detectorists work with local archaeologists at such sites - but of course what is found during such operations is not theirs, it belongs to the site. In countries where you can detect on private land, with the owners permission, it is often possible to detect near or next door to the designated site. And a farm field nearby can be very good for detecting finds, or surface finds of pottery shards, etc. I know that some of my coins and artifacts come from near certain archaeological sites. I bought from a variety of detectorists who I knew well - each of whom have their deals with specific farms and landowners nearby. But with one or two exceptions - where I was told exactly where something was found - I only know things like - farm near Carnuntum or farm near Virinum, etc. In some cases the items had to go to the state first, even though they came from private land, and the state decided whether to buy them from the finder or return them to the finder. Though that was only with the bigger things like gold, large hoards, etc. - not my kind of stuff. SC[/QUOTE]
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