Posted 11/21/2012 5:58 pm
Archaeologists hate metal detectorists
. Plain and simple. Their logic is it's better to put a skyscraper over a potential spot to preserve it for future generations than let a bunch of untrained, wanna be archaeologist yahoos go in swinging battery operated machines. I guess the PHD is their trump card. Then there are the few who sneak into spots or destroy protected sites. I agree, this is wrong. Get caught on federally protected land and you are looking at serious felonies with real prison time. And I NEVER referred to myself as a 'digger.' I think this was started from the TV show. I never knew anybody in the hobby who called themselves diggers. We call ourselves 'relic hunters.' Personally, I don't like the 'D' word. Archaeologists have their points and we have ours. And when our sun goes out or our planet self destructs from people or nature, nothing we've left behind will matter
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I need a beer. Too bad I quit drinking.
. Plain and simple. Their logic is it's better to put a skyscraper over a potential spot to preserve it for future generations than let a bunch of untrained, wanna be archaeologist yahoos go in swinging battery operated machines. I guess the PHD is their trump card. Then there are the few who sneak into spots or destroy protected sites. I agree, this is wrong. Get caught on federally protected land and you are looking at serious felonies with real prison time. And I NEVER referred to myself as a 'digger.' I think this was started from the TV show. I never knew anybody in the hobby who called themselves diggers. We call ourselves 'relic hunters.' Personally, I don't like the 'D' word. Archaeologists have their points and we have ours. And when our sun goes out or our planet self destructs from people or nature, nothing we've left behind will matter. I need a beer. Too bad I quit drinking.
