Amateurs are excited about their finds but give little thought about what is lost when they enthusiastically unearth them.
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Amateur detectorists do a lot of the heavy lifting on which archaeologists depend.
Metal detecting enthusiast Derek McLennan’s recent discovery of Viking-age artefacts at a site in Dumfries and Galloway is both spectacular and impressive. Not only did he uncover a hoard of Viking-age…
The recent horrifying spectacle of a disturbed student fatally stabbing his teacher in front of his classmates in Leeds has spurred a national dialogue about how schools should address violence. Perhaps…
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