tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post4004558008137044429..comments2023-10-09T06:54:04.099-06:00Comments on Past Times and Present Tensions: In praise of metal detecting. 2. ConservationJohn Hooker FSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-79915452391563049552014-06-17T18:04:39.994-06:002014-06-17T18:04:39.994-06:00You are most welcome, Dick. You also have anticipa...You are most welcome, Dick. You also have anticipated tomorrow's subject with your comment about shopping center developers and road crews -- I have some actual figures that will show how archaeologists trying to stop detectorists is a bit like a flea trying to claim ownership of the dog!John Hooker FSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-40063293378388896482014-06-17T17:37:07.327-06:002014-06-17T17:37:07.327-06:00John thank you again. I have been a detectorist f...John thank you again. I have been a detectorist for close to 40 years and the attempts by a few to shut down our pastime is forever ongoing. The idea that they will eventually have the time and the money (ours) to recover all that lies beneath the soil amazes me. I suspect we are easier to beat up than the shopping center developers or road crews.Dick Stouthttp://www.stoutstandards.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com