I note that the forthcoming sitcom, 'The Detectorists', will include the fictional Danbury Metal Detecting Club.
Is the name a coincidence?
Danbury Place in Essex was the home of Sofia Disney ffytche, the wife of Dr John Disney of The Hyde.
And archaeologists reading this will know the significance of Disney.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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