Portable Antiquities Scheme – January Update
It has been a busy year for the PAS so far. This latest monthly update aims to keep the detecting community (and others) informed on the work of the Scheme across England from a British Museum perspective. Lots more is happening locally! The main object types recorded this month were coins (1,737), buckles (370), brooches […]
Wordsearch Winners – Dec 2024 Digging Deep Edition
Congratulations to the winners of the wordsearch competition, which featured in the December 2024 edition of Digging Deep. The competition closed on 31st January 2025.
Jon & Wendy Overcoming Adversity
Hi, we are Jon and Wendy, married for 40 years we have enjoyed our own separate hobbies and joint hobbies over the years. Jon’s main hobby is metal detecting, something he has been doing for over 50 years, since he was 9 years old. It is something he is very passionate about. Unfortunately, just over […]
December 2024 Finds Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the December Finds competition. Each winner received £100 prize money. Thanks to everyone who entered. The Christmas break and the awful weather did reduce the number of entries, but there were still some great finds. Due to the low number of junior entries, it was decided to roll them into […]
November 2024 Finds Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of our first Finds competition. The judges were all very impressed with the entries.
Portable Antiquities Scheme – November Update
To keep everyone in the detecting community as informed as possible, Prof Michael Lewis FSA MCIfA, Head, Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum, provides a monthly update on PAS happenings from a PAS Central Unit (British Museum) perspective. Please note that this is not a comprehensive report on all PAS work across England. […]
NCMD Launches Merchandise Shop
We have recently launched a merchandise shop where members can buy branded items such as caps, t-shirts, hoodies and mugs. While the shop is only open to NCMD Members, anyone can buy a gift voucher for a member. Great for those struggling to buy something for that metal detectorist in their life. The voucher gets […]
Norman Conquest Coin Hoard
A Norman Conquest Coin hoard has been acquired for the nation by the South West Heritage Trust. The hoard consists of 2,584 silver pennies from the period c. 1066–68, likely buried for safekeeping in the turmoil of the Conquest. The hoard has been valued at £4.3 million making it the highest value treasure find ever. […]
Report on Metal Detecting in England and Wales.
In April there was an inquiry into Metal detecting in which the government requested feedback from organisations within the detecting community. APPAG (All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group) is a group of MPs and Peers in the Palace of Westminster from various different political parties with an interest in archaeology. The group is chaired by Tim Loughton […]
Scottish Treasure Trove Review – Final Report
The final report of the Scottish Treasure Trove review has now been published. While the feedback gathered by the Review team has demonstrated support for the core principles of the treasure trove system, respondents do want the existing system to work better. It was good to see that despite a small number of respondents suggesting […]
