Wanborough Revisited: The Rights and Wrongs of Treasure Trove Law in England and Wales

Thomas, S. (2009) ‘Wanborough revisited: the rights and wrongs of treasure trove law in England and Wales’, in Thomas, S. and Stone, P.G. (eds.) Metal Detecting and Archaeology. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, pp. 153–166.

This chapter in ‘Metal Detecting and Archaeology’ focuses on a key incident of nighthawking in southern England and the subsequent trials, which ultimately influenced a key change in legislation in England and Wales with regard to the treatment of Treasure.

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