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tjj Oct 30, 2015 10:29:30
Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:
Not to be churlish (it's very amusing) but showing a standing stone as a good place to detect because medieval monks buried treasure by them was crass.
I accept what you are saying Nigel because I know how you feel about detectorists. Personally I thought the opening sequence was inspired. Surely they couldn't have known that it followed straight after 'The Last Kingdom' on BBC2 which is entertaining hokum about the Danes/Saxons/and King Alfred. The artifact deeply buried under a metre of soil closely resembled the Alfred Jewel ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Jewel
If the sequence inspires any metal detectorists to start closely examining the land around fallen standing stones in the hope of unearthing such a rare object then they really are stupid.

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Oct 30, 2015 11:06:48
Replying to tjj

tjj wrote:
nigelswift wrote:
Not to be churlish (it's very amusing) but showing a standing stone as a good place to detect because medieval monks buried treasure by them was crass.
I accept what you are saying Nigel because I know how you feel about detectorists. Personally I thought the opening sequence was inspired. Surely they couldn't have known that it followed straight after 'The Last Kingdom' on BBC2 which is entertaining hokum about the Danes/Saxons/and King Alfred. The artifact deeply buried under a metre of soil closely resembled the Alfred Jewel ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Jewel
If the sequence inspires any metal detectorists to start closely examining the land around fallen standing stones in the hope of unearthing such a rare object then they really are stupid.
Judging by the unexpected places many finds seem to be found far away from standing/fallen stones or other such ancient remains, it would probably be the last place they would look anyway! Glad to see the programme still continuing in the laid back and relaxed way as the first series. Loved the Blankety Blank cheque book and Pen (not) find. Wonderful. The only bit I was 'concerned' about is where the baby was stashed away when they were in the field detecting (tic)!! Great stuff.

N nigelswift
nigelswift Oct 30, 2015 12:05:38
Replying to tjj

"If the sequence inspires any metal detectorists to start closely examining the land around fallen standing stones in the hope of unearthing such a rare object then they really are stupid."

Well newcomers would do exactly that, why wouldn't they. And a percentage of old hands already do it - loads of sites show evidence of digging as you know. And of course, all prehistoric standing stones (if such it was meant to be) are scheduled so the sequence was depicting a criminal act - at peak viewing time, and chortling about it.

Sorry to sound a spoilsport, it's a great programme, but my gripe is that the Beeb doesn't take proper archaeological advice, and should.