17th January 2014, 02:52 PM
using metal detectors on my sites is my standard default position regardless of what curators require. i am happy to work with metal detectorists who are able to work methodically and according to the research design. i feel the more i work with the more will be out there doing it properly. i know that many i have worked with now also dig. unfortunately there are still those that can not be trusted and those that appear convincing only to be found gaining entry on land by using my organisation as a referee having once been given access to my excavation.
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers