The complexities of Metal Detecting Policy and Practice: a response to Samuel Hardy, ‘Quantitative Analysis of Open-Source Data on Metal Detecting for Cultural Property’ (Cogent Social Sciences 3, 2017)
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Creator (person)
Deckers, Pieterjan
Dobat, Andres
Ferguson, Natasha
Heeren, Stijn
Lewis, Michael
Thomas, Suzie
Date published
June 21, 2018
Abstract
In his paper ‘Quantitative analysis of open-source data on metal detecting for cultural property’, Samuel Hardy suggested that permissive policy is ineffective in minimizing the damage done to cultural heritage by non-professional metal detecting. This response paper contests the basic assumptions upon which this analysis is based. While Hardy‘s comparative, quantitative approach is laudable, it is founded in a biased and simplistic outlook on the metal detecting phenomenon.
Journal title
Open Archaeology
Volume
4
Issue
1
Publisher
De Gruyter
ISSN
1475-5270
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