26th November 2008, 01:53 PM
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In all honesty I'm not bashing archaeologists at all.
The very first question on this thread was a valid one.
When some of the answers show that not many understood the TT act and thought archaeologists where exempt.
Whether detectorists are ignorant of the law shouldn't come into this.
Now there is a very big difference here.. and my point is this.
Professionals should know the law... there really is no excuse for it. Just because I bring it to your attention doesn't mean I'm bashing archaeologist.
Also you don't know me at all.. I am a metal detectorist and I do work hard to have the gospel of recording propagated and to have TT laws obeyed.
I would certainly consider myself to be a bit vague on issues of the law regarding to treasure, but when I actually find some treasure I'll be sure to deal with it as properly as I can. Given that I have never found any and don't expect that I or any of my collegues ever will, I'm not reading up on it every night. In the same way I am a bit hazy on many aspects of the law, is it legal to shoot a Welsman in Chester for example? When the situation arises I will have to check!
Detectorists on the other hand don't really have much excuse for knowing the law regarding treasure because as I far as I am aware, and forgive me if I am being a little naive, the discovery of treasure is largely the point of metal detecting. Or is it for the collection of tractor parts and old nails?