Information pack

Anna Marshall identifying pottery

One of the recent developments that the Portable Antiquities Scheme has implemented, is the public forum. The effect that the forum has had on the Scheme has been immense, with the formulation of an information pack for detectorists, field walkers, amateur archaeologists and other interested parties. This has been generated through input from many people and several different sites (with Channel 4's Time Team forum and UKdetectornet being to the fore). Much of the credit must be given to the enthusiasm of Steve Burch of Detector Distribution, Corinne Mills, Jeff Hatt, and all the others who contributed on the forum (not all have given their names) and who tested the forms put together by David Connolly of BAJR.

The information pack is available as a download here in zipped format - 2.2 MB or as individual PDF / MS word documents from below:
Contact information
  • PAS contact list
  • Coroners list - Taken from Treasure Act 1996, DCMS Publication.
    • Codes of practice
  • Code of practice
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    Information and advice leaflets
  • Advice for finders leaflet - published by MLA.
  • Treasure Act 1996 in full - DCMS Publication.
  • Treasure Act leaflet - Published by DCMS
  • Treasure Act flow chart - Taken from Treasure Act 1996, DCMS.
  • Example of Farmers leaflet (to be replaced by an official PAS one) - Published by Isle of Wight Archaeology.
    • Export sales information
  • Dealing in Cultural Objects (offences act) - DCMS publication.
  • Dealing in Tainted Cultural Objects guide - DCMS publication.
  • Export licence form - DCMS publication.
    • Recording aids
  • How to use the national grid/ take a national grid reference See also Ordnance Survey website.
  • Find record sheet | Example filled in sheet - Published by BAJR
  • Main field record sheet | Example filled in sheet - Published by BAJR
  • Email record form | Example filled in form - Prepared by Phil Dunning/ Corinne Mills
    • Conservation Advice
  •  Conservation Advice booklet - produced by York Archaeological Trust

    There are some more documents on the horizon, these will be added in the future, these include Conservation advice sheets produced by York Archaeological Trust and also flow charts about how data is transferred to HER/SMRs.

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