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The DIF’s Tom Redmayne – At the forefront of self-recording
The PAS database and self-recording On 23rd May 2023, the PAS sent out an invitation to key representatives of the UK metal detecting organisations to attend a “Finds recording day” at the British Museum. Delegates were from PAS, DIF, AMDS, NCMD, A&MD magazine and Sassy Searchers. The meeting was an opportunity to introduce the delegates […]
The DIF’s Alix Smith – Determining the location and extent of a Roman town.
METAL-DETECTING SURVEY, Summer 2023 For me, metal detecting has always been about the archaeology. Although often fascinating and beautiful in themselves, the true value of the objects I recover lies in the information they provide about the wider landscape, both historic and geographic, in which they were lost. I have always believed that metal-detecting should […]
