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European biggest metal detecting event of 2018 has taken place in Holland
DETECTORWORLD has taken place in Zuidbroek in the Netherlands, over the course of two days. Thousands of metal detectorists from all over the World, some with [more]
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New activities on MEDEA platform
New platform for registering metal detecting finds in parts of Belgium – MEDEA – is going from strength to strength. There are already some interesting [more]
New metal detecting database established in the Netherlands.
Free University of Amsterdam and Dutch Ministry of Cultural Heritage have created a database of portable finds from the Netherlands. Database called PAN – Portable [more]
Detectorists from Sweden, Denmark and England search for historical treasures in Poland
The hunt, organised by Robert Bytner, detectorist, history lover and our colleague from Swedish metal detecting club SMF – Sveriges Metallsökarförening, took place in Rzucewo [more]
Metal detectorists and archaeologists meet during a special event in Belgium
It was the first time that Belgian metal detectorists and archaeologists met during an official event, which aimed to present finds and positive impact of [more]
MEDEA – online platform for metal detecting finds launched in Flanders.
The 11th of February marked the official launch of the “MEDEA” platform. Previously, this project was in a testing phase and only a select number [more]
North Sea Area Finds Recording Group
Denmark, England, Flanders and the Netherlands are among the most progressive areas of Europe in terms of mechanisms to record archaeological finds found by members [more]
UNESCO encourages discrimination of metal detectorists?
Between the 29th and 30th of September, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has discussed the issue of metal detecting and its [more]
Metal Detecting Show and Conference in France
The delegates from the French Federation of Metal Detectorists – FNUDEM, Sébastien Potet and Sebastien Joly, have attended the second French Metal Detecting Show (2ème [more]
MEDEA – artefacts database from Belgium. A sign of things to come?
Metal detecting in Flanders, one of the main four regions in Belgium, has recently experienced some major changes. Since April 2016, registered metal detectorists can [more]