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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeology interest found by members of the public. The scheme was begun in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales.

It is primarily focused on private metal detectorists who through their hobby regularly discover Artifact (archaeology)s that would otherwise go unrecorded. Members of the public can also report objects they have found and finds of non-metallic objects are also covered by the scheme. Finds that legally constitute treasure are dealt with through the Treasure Act, 1996. This however concentrates on precious metals, prehistoric base-metal, and finds in archaeological association with them. Non-prehistoric base metal and non-metal finds would not be recognised as treasure and therefore be unrecorded. The PAS exists to fill this gap.

The scheme funds the posts of Finds Liaison Officers (FLOs) at county councils or local museums to whom finders can report their objects. The FLO is qualified to examine the find and provide the finder with more information on it. He or she also records the find, its function, date, material and location and places this information into a database which can be analysed. The information on the findspot can be used to organise more research on the area. Many previously unknown archaeological sites have been identified through the scheme and it has contributed greatly to the level of knowledge of the past. FLOs maintain close links with local metal detecting societies and have contributed to a thaw in relationships between the detectorists and archaeologists who often previously disdained one another.

The find remains the property of the finder or the landowner who are free to dispose of non-treasure finds. The scheme currently has funding until April 2008.

See also

• Harrogate hoard, first reported to the PAS.

External link

• The PAS Homepage

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeology interest found by members of the public. The scheme was begun in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales.

It is primarily focused on private metal detectorists who through their hobby regularly discover Artifact (archaeology)s that would otherwise go unrecorded. Members of the public can also report objects they have found and finds of non-metallic objects are also covered by the scheme. Finds that legally constitute treasure are dealt with through the Treasure Act, 1996. This however concentrates on precious metals, prehistoric base-metal, and finds in archaeological association with them. Non-prehistoric base metal and non-metal finds would not be recognised as treasure and therefore be unrecorded. The PAS exists to fill this gap.

The scheme funds the posts of Finds Liaison Officers (FLOs) at county councils or local museums to whom finders can report their objects. The FLO is qualified to examine the find and provide the finder with more information on it. He or she also records the find, its function, date, material and location and places this information into a database which can be analysed. The information on the findspot can be used to organise more research on the area. Many previously unknown archaeological sites have been identified through the scheme and it has contributed greatly to the level of knowledge of the past. FLOs maintain close links with local metal detecting societies and have contributed to a thaw in relationships between the detectorists and archaeologists who often previously disdained one another.

The find remains the property of the finder or the landowner who are free to dispose of non-treasure finds. The scheme currently has funding until April 2008.

See also

• Harrogate hoard, first reported to the PAS.

External link

• The PAS Homepage

Welcome to the Portable Antiquities Scheme
A government-backed scheme for the recording of finds in England and Wales. Includes a database containing information on c.9,000 archaeological finds with c.600 images.

Home: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
Welcome to the Portable Antiquities Scheme's Finds Database The database is now a living resource, constantly updated by our staff with several hundred new objects each day.

Portable Antiquities Scheme
Choose object: What would you like to search on? Finds Coins Publications Images: Return only objects which have images linked : Quick Search: Enter your search term(s) here

Gloucestershire County Council - Portable Antiquities Scheme
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a voluntary scheme that records archaeological artefacts found by members of the public.

Portable Antiquities Scheme
Every year, all over the country, members of the public discover thousands of archaeological artefacts ranging from prehistoric axeheads to medieval coinage when digging their ...

The Portable Antiquities Scheme - Worcester City Museums
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a government initiative to encourage the voluntary recording of chance archaeological finds (including ...

Portable Antiquities Scheme - Case 99330
Question: Request for information regarding correspondence relating to the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Case Number 99330

Portable Antiquities Scheme - Dorset For You
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a national scheme for the voluntary recording of finds. Dorset and Somerset run a joint Portable Antiquities scheme; our Finds Liaison Officers ...

Portable Antiquities Scheme
Archaeology, History, Littlehampton Museum ... Littlehampton Museum currently hosts regular Finds Session for the public to bring in archaeological objects to be identified.