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14th February 2008, 03:03 PM
Will be ... in fact... will do it right now...
There is still to come - the shorter "Water Newton... the real story
- a rip snorting guide to making friends and influencing change! ... cough...!" That will have to wait a bit, due to ... cough... circumstances!
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15th February 2008, 06:25 PM
Can someone tell me if metal detectorists consider themselves to be archaeologists?
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15th February 2008, 07:09 PM
Not in the main... though some are... and some are even professionals
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15th February 2008, 07:49 PM
Would detectorists think it rude if archaeologists were to think of detectorists as archaeologists?
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15th February 2008, 08:46 PM
now that's one for detectorists...
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17th February 2008, 02:21 PM
Thanks Hosty!
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17th February 2008, 03:01 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Unitof1
Would detectorists think it rude if archaeologists were to think of detectorists as archaeologists?
I think many would.
Also I can see the archaeological side of the argument regarding "finders reward" would be a large contributor.
What I can say is that both groups are fascinated by history... but I'm not a spokesperson for metal detectorists.
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17th February 2008, 03:41 PM
Archaeologists it is then.
So why would these archaeologists think it rude of me to think of them as archaeologists?
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17th February 2008, 03:45 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Unitof1
Archaeologists it is then.
So why would these archaeologists think it rude of me to think of them as archaeologists?
Because its not a recognised title.
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17th February 2008, 05:11 PM
I agree. If we went by weight of numbers and accessibility and to be so polite (I am presuming that detectorits donât want to be rude and call me/anybody an archaeologist) we should collectively be called detectorists. Do you agree?
