The Portable Antiquities Scheme

I have also been sent this lovely line drawing of my find - and can now see the images of the find on the PAS database

The image was drawn by David Williams and is copyright of PAS

I’ve heard today from Laura Dance at the DCMS regarding the gold fragment. She says :
“My colleague Helen should be writing to you today with the provisional valuation for this find and the information that it will go before TVC on May 19th.
Unfortunately the provisional valuation arrived back just slightly too late to make [...]

BP Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre
Saturday 6 May 2006
09.30 Registration
10.00 Opening remarks
Nicholas Badcott, British Museum
10.10 The archaeology of Africa: an introduction
David Phillipson, University of Cambridge
10.45 Excavating in Egypt: on the Western frontier at Kom Firin
Neal Spencer, British Museum
11.20 Coffee/tea
11.45 Sudan’s ancient cultures
Julie Anderson, British Museum
12.20 Cities and states along the Middle Niger
Kevin MacDonald, University College [...]

The post holder will support later prehistoric (800BC – 100AD) research and curation in the Department of Prehistory & Europe. This will involve registration and liaison on collections management of the later prehistoric collections, dealing with Treasure, Portable Antiquities and public enquiries, as well as assisting in the development of exhibitions and engage in innovative [...]

Archaeology and metal detecting PhD opportunity.