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... and if you're joining this now and have missed my Bluesky post- bombing, do have a look at my feed and also here 👇

Finding more and more treasure isn't reason to celebrate...

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Who ‘owns’ Torcs?
These papers look at who owns, or believes they own, our shared national heritage – be that the artefacts themselves or the research that stems from them. In these, I look at some of the issu…
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November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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There really isn't a debate at all... I don't think many people actually realise what's happening tbh.
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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I imagine there’s a very robust debate about detecting and the disposition of finds: scourge, blessing, or both?

Pass a law giving first refusal or ownership to the state and many of these finds disappear into the void.

The “stuff” is very cool, but managing your posterity seems like a real mess!
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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❌️"728 (54%) were disclaimed (615 object cases, 113 coin cases) where a museum initially expressed an interest in acquiring the find, but withdrew their interest at a later point in the process"❌️

3/3
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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"50 (4%) were donated to museums (42 object cases, 8 coin cases) allowing them to be acquired by museums at no (or reduced) public cost"

2/3
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM