Comments on: Woman’s hobby leads to detecting history

By: Lee Brady

Lee Brady — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:56:14 +0000

Brilliant article, Email me leelad03@hotmail.com,

I am planning to look into parks and to change the silly policy in my area.

Thanks

By: Peggy Higgins

Peggy Higgins — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:34:27 +0000

Well said Scott!!!! In other countries archaeologists and detectorists work side by side to recover historical items. The looters and poachers are far and few between and the rest of us are responsible and ethical! Scott if you email me I will give you an update regarding my discussion with the park Service.

By: Scott DClark

Scott DClark — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:10:03 +0000

Keeping parks off-limits to responsible metal detecting is an overreaction which results in a net loss of historical knowledge. Issue permits and make detector users accountable – but don’t shut them out.

I hate to see historical artifacts lost to the ravages of time, bulldozers and condo developments. Some friends tried to metal detect a state park recently where a large parking lot (!) was going in and they wouldn’t let us due to archaeology rules. Seriously!???

Besides…the sites where most detector enthusiasts enjoy their hobby are NOT candidates for formal digs – and for most, the historical context is well documented already.

Why not just employ reporting policies and build a crowdsourced database of finds within local parks?