Time Team's Helen Geake on Archaeology vs. Metal Detecting | DigNation 18

🌟 DigNation 20 tickets are now on sale: digventures.com/projects/dignation-2020/ Once upon a time, archaeologists frowned upon metal detecting. What was wrong with it? Why were so many against it? And why do so many archaeologists embrace it today? In this talk, Helen Geake traces the fascinating history of the developing relationship between archaeologists and detectorists. Slides available here: www.slideshare.net/DigNation/13-dr-helen-geake-mic… This talk was given at DigNation, a crowdfunded festival organised by DigVentures and Sir Tony Robinson in honour of beloved Time Team archaeologist Mick Aston. Learn more at digventures.com/

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