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<p>[QUOTE="Drusus, post: 302542, member: 6370"]Funny to see some of the knee jerk reactions as if the guy is a ghoul...Of course the guy isnt looking to rob graves...oh the hyperbole!!</p><p> </p><p>I say do as you please...its on your land. Metal detect it for possible dropped coins and what not...which is obviosly what you are wanting to do...not dig up bodies <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>I dont see the problem...detect the land...and be done with it. Anyone with any sense knows you are just looking for stuff just under the surface and not grave robbing. I would do it before someone DOES decide to name it a protected site...then anything found there will belong to the feds. My uncle used to metal detect battlefields in Georgia until the feds decided to claim everything...but he still has a lot of cool historical stuff from before that happened. I see no real difference. You arent stealing anything or looking to rob graves...you are trying to find lost stuff...like any other metal detectorist....on YOUR land no less.</p><p> </p><p>This is just an opinion of course...freely given like every other bit of advice in this thread <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Its what I would do. I wouldnt let some nut on the internet falsely accusing you of trying to rob graves effect you...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drusus, post: 302542, member: 6370"]Funny to see some of the knee jerk reactions as if the guy is a ghoul...Of course the guy isnt looking to rob graves...oh the hyperbole!! I say do as you please...its on your land. Metal detect it for possible dropped coins and what not...which is obviosly what you are wanting to do...not dig up bodies :) I dont see the problem...detect the land...and be done with it. Anyone with any sense knows you are just looking for stuff just under the surface and not grave robbing. I would do it before someone DOES decide to name it a protected site...then anything found there will belong to the feds. My uncle used to metal detect battlefields in Georgia until the feds decided to claim everything...but he still has a lot of cool historical stuff from before that happened. I see no real difference. You arent stealing anything or looking to rob graves...you are trying to find lost stuff...like any other metal detectorist....on YOUR land no less. This is just an opinion of course...freely given like every other bit of advice in this thread :) Its what I would do. I wouldnt let some nut on the internet falsely accusing you of trying to rob graves effect you...[/QUOTE]
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