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nigelswift
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Edited Oct 21, 2015, 08:50
Re: Mark Horton investigates nighthawking
Oct 21, 2015, 08:47
Howburn Digger wrote:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29399437

No nighthawking here at all. Lovely.


Yes. Good bloke. Stopped digging. Slept in his car for 3 nights to guard it until the archaeologists arrived! But then, so he bloody should have, especially as he's going to get a massive ex gratia reward.

And how many other do that rather than crudely dig it all out straight away? Very very few. Here's a solution we proposed years ago ....
https://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/is-it-time-to-pay-metal-detectorists-to-behave/

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