Night metal detectors ‘looting Britain’

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By CoinLink on Monday, July 9, 2007
Filed Under: Ancients, Shipwrecks & Treasure, World Coins

Archaelogists have warned that Britain’s historical artefacts are being looted by unscrupulous metal detector enthusiasts. They believe “nighthawking” – illegal searches at protected historical sites, the removal of items without permission from landowners or the failure to declare valuable finds – is being fuelled by the internet, which allows criminals to make thousands of pounds selling jewellery and ancient coins.

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