Introduction

Thomas, S. (2009), ‘Introduction’, in S. Thomas and P.G. Stone (eds.), Metal Detecting and Archaeology (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press), 1-12.

Introductory chapter to ‘Metal Detecting and Archaeology’, outlining the aims and chapter of the book, and introducing some of the politics around the sometimes-controversial issue of hobbyist metal detecting in relation to archaeology, especially but not exclusively in the UK context.

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