30th December 2005, 06:38 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Steve-B
Interesting post Daz, I think it was on the PASF (or the UKDN, I forget as it was a while back) that I tried to initiate a discussion on Industrial Archaeology and Metal Detecting, but it appeared that only one or two had an interest in this area... shame as I find this quite fascinating myself.
Hi Steve!
Yes i think it was indeed discussed briefly on PAS, Post Medieval Potter has raised a valid point though,this area of Archaeology is quite often forgotten about amongst our ranks and i agree with you Steve this area is indeed fascinating.Georgian and Victorian finds of both Metallic and Non Metallic are very common to my locale and this year i have taken finds to the SMR such as inscribed nails and Pot Sherd which i was informed was 19th Century Land Drainage [:I]but it was decorated [?] i have since donated this to the SMR to see if they can shed anymore light on this,but i have never tried searching for ferrous deposits. I think that Industrial Age Archaeology maybe largely forgotten about amongst Detectorists because it maybe a misconception on our part that Archaeology/Archaeologists are only interested in areas of Prehistory and the known history such as the Industrial Age has already been covered.
Best Wishes
Darren