The "nighthawking" survey is out today. One news report has already covered the story with a depiction of how archaeological sites in England are being pillaged (Maev Kennedy and Sam Jones, "
Treasure raiders scooping up UK heritage",
The Guardian February 16, 2009). The issue shows "that what was once an illicit hobby has mushroomed into a semi-professional criminal industry. According to police, thieves have formed loosely connected networks to trade information, often in online forums, about new and vulnerable sites."
Other reports:
- "Nighthawkers raid nation's archaeological heritage to sell on eBay", The Times February 16, 2009
- "Warning over metal detector crime", BBC February 16, 2009
- "On the treasure stealers' trail", BBC February 16, 2009
- Stephen Adams, "Metal detector thieves are plundering our history, English Heritage warns", Daily Telegraph February 16, 2009
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Ill be following your blog and have added an RSS feed to our website so others can follow your progress too.
Good luck with the dig.
Gary Brun
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