WHAT???? An archaeologist using a METAL DETECTOR??? That's unheard of!!!

[Mud Hut]

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[SD51]

Now we can call them, "Detectorists"!

 

[The Rebel]

Oh the horror, say it ain't so!

 

[dowser]

I've used a Metel detector! Is that unusual also?

 

[ToddsPoint]

Not unusual at all. When they did research at the Custer battle site they brought in hobby detectorists to scan the area. When they found a target, they placed a flag. Later, the arkies dug all the targets. They did digs at the battlefield in 84-85, again in 89 and 94. Another major survey was done in 2005.

 

[bc5391]

She does not use the detector, not sure if Ed is a member here, but he finds stuff for her, and she takes the credit.

 

[Mud Hut]

Not unusual at all. When they did research at the Custer battle site they brought in hobby detectorists to scan the area. When they found a target, they placed a flag. Later, the arkies dug all the targets. They did digs at the battlefield in 84-85, again in 89 and 94. Another major survey was done in 2005.

It certainly isn't the norm and is frowned upon by most archaeologists.

 

[ToddsPoint]

It certainly isn't the norm and is frowned upon by most archaeologists.

Yes, arkies frown on a lot of stuff. Like picking up arrowheads off the surface. Or digging them up on your own private property. Or selling those artifacts for money. “Holier than thou” is a saying that comes to mind. Or how about “rules for thee but not for me.” Arkies are useful but need to stay in their own lane. There’s plenty of contract work and millions of acres of gov owned ground for them to do research on. Private property is where the line should be drawn.

 

[tamrock]

There have been times it makes perfect sense to use a metal detector during an archeological investigation.

Thread 'How to Get Away With Metal Detecting Protected Battlefields!'

Jan 24, 2015

Have you ever wanted to metal detect that historical battlefield that is off limits?

What if I told you people legally detected the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn... even around the markers located where soldiers were killed in battle?

Here is how...

Archeology at The Battle of the Little Bighorn
The archeological work consisted of three parts. The first was a metal detector inventory of the battlefield. Volunteers, experts in the use of detectors, walked about 5 meters apart covering the field. When their detectors `beeped', they marked the area with a pinflag...

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[beepbleep]

Wouldn't 5 meters apart would miss a lot of artifacts?