March 2, 2010

If you don't know who the Jonas Brothers are, ask any teenager.
Kevin and Nick Jonas: Metal Detecting Duo
Kevin and Nick Jonas hover over a beach-goer as they find something of interest after metal-detecting along the beach in Malibu on Monday afternoon (March 1). The duo were filming new scenes with brother Joe and Nicole Anderson for the second season of JONAS.

March 1, 2010

Newspaper-sponsored treasure hunt
Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt master clues in
Each participant - mostly locals, though some fanatics travel hundreds of miles to take part - trades $40 ($35 in advance) for a packet of clues that range from poetic to downright cryptic. Answers are gathered by trekking to locations through Chinatown and North Beach.

Setback for PLP in lawsuit against SB 670 (From GPAA)
In a setback for suction dredging rights, Federal Judge Morrison England did not rule on the merits of the Public Lands for the People (PLP) vs. California Senate Bill 670 (SB 670) case on Friday, even though PLP had the 1850 California Admissions to the Union which stated that the State could not interfere with the disposal of Federal lands. PLP felt that the State had relinquished its immunity rights on this particular issue. This also moots the scheduled injunction on March 25.

Backing for coin case woman, 23
A Shropshire woman who admitted failing to report finding a possible piece of treasure has received support from an online community of metal detecting enthusiasts who claim she could be the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Kate Harding, 23, of The Hawthorns, Ludlow, was given a three-month conditional discharge last week and ordered to pay £25 costs for failing to report the finding of a piedfort to the south Shropshire coroner.

Desperately Seeking Landmines  (In case you're looking for a new job.)
Inazario-Mendes is one of 14 local men working to clear the Monte Belo minefield under the auspices of the HALO Trust, a British nonprofit that removes the lethal leftovers of war — from mines to unexploded ammunition — around the world. The pay isn’t great, but he likes the work. “I’m never scared,” he says. “You just have to concentrate.”

February 19, 2010

==> Forest Service proposing limits on geocaches, metal detectors in national forests
The second rule would prohibit possession or use of metal detectors outside of designated areas. The agency said that many archaeological sites on the forest have been significantly damaged from treasure hunting, by those who loot sites to sell artifacts, and by others who are unaware that it’s illegal to disturb and remove artifacts from federal land
without a research permit.

Bulgarian Culture Minister stands by decision: metal detectors require registration
Possession and use of a metal detector in Bulgaria requires registration with the Culture Ministry and lack of such registration was a crime, Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov said on February 10 in reply to a letter from Ilia Iliev, head of the Bulgarian National Federation of Metal-detecting.

True location of Bosworth Battlefield pinpointed
"The crucial archaeological evidence came from our systematic metal detecting survey. There may be relatively few finds from the battle, each of which has taken the team dozens of hours to locate, but several of the objects are amazing.

Top Ten Archaeology Finds: Most Viewed of 2009 (Includes gold hoard found in England)
Found in July by an amateur treasure hunter in England, the largest known Anglo-Saxon gold hoard is rich with precious stones and intricately wrought war gear.

The wife's a real treasure!
Steve Pickering has given his girlfriend an eternity ring modelled on one that dates back to the 16th century. And Steve should know - he found the original while he was out doing a spot of metal detecting.

February 14, 2010

New rules could limit the hunt of sunken treasure off Florida’s coast

Treasure hunting has been legal in Florida since the 1960’s. Recently, however, groups of marine archaeologists are fighting to have the practice outlawed.
Many in this camp consider treasure hunting to be little more than state-sanctioned looting of what they believe should be deemed historical sites.
These groups are pushing for tougher laws and outright bans in many cases.

February 9, 2010

"Coin Shooting, Three Unusual Places to Hunt"
First, don't worry about getting the plague or some incurable disease from searching old outhouses. The bacteria died off years ago. Take it from someone who has spent years standing, and digging in century old outhouses.

Anglo-Saxon gold hoard returning to Staffordshire
Part of the Staffordshire Hoard, a selection of Anglo-Saxon artefacts found in a field in the county, is arriving at the Potteries Museum. About 80 of the 1,500 artefacts are going on show at the Stoke-on-Trent museum at the weekend.

2 decades later, man to be reunited with lost ring
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Two decades after his school ring fell overboard from a cruise ship, a central Florida man is expecting to have the high school treasure in his hands once again. Tom Whitney says he's been contacted by an Ohio woman whose father-in-law found the ring using a metal detector along Daytona Beach. The woman later found Whitney's name on Facebook.