John Gimlette

It’s time to stop sneering at metal detectorists

The vast majority of significant finds are now unearthed by amateurs – including the Nebra Sky Disc, the centrepiece of the British Museum’s recent Stonehenge exhibition

The Nebra Sky Disc, one of many significant treasures unearthed by metal detectorists. [Alamy]
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    Cassell, pp. 294, £20

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