The Complexities of Metal Detecting Policy and Practice: A Response to Samuel Hardy, ‘Quantitative Analysis of Open-Source Data on Metal Detecting for Cultural Property’ (Cogent Social Sciences 3, 2017)

Open Archaeology

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Pieterjan Deckers¹  Andres Dobat²  Natasha Ferguson³  Stijn Heeren⁴  Michael Lewis⁵  Suzie Thomas⁶ 

[1] Department of History, Vrije Universiteit Brussels;School of Culture and Society - Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, Aarhus University;Treasure Trove Unit, National Museum of Scotland;Department of Archaeology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam;Portable Antiquities Scheme;Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki

关键词: archaeological metal detecting;    heritage management;    public archaeology;   

DOI  :  10.1515/opar-2018-0019

学科分类：土木及结构工程学

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

In his paper ‘Quantitative analysis of open-source data on metal detecting for cultural property’, Samuel Hardy suggested that permissive policy is ineffective in minimizing the damage done to cultural heritage by non-professional metal detecting. This response paper contests the basic assumptions upon which this analysis is based. While Hardy‘s comparative, quantitative approach is laudable, it is founded in a biased and simplistic outlook on the metal detecting phenomenon.

【 授权许可】

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