Detector Archaeology in Schleswig-Holstein · Experiences so far: •highly motivated group, trusting cooperation between officials and group members. •Education on historical value

Detector Archaeology in Schleswig-Holstein

Bente Majchczack, M.A. 28.04.2014 © Archäologisches Landesamt Schleswig-Holstein, 2014

Law for the Protection of cultural monuments of Schleswig-Holstein

§ 19 Search of cultural monuments

„Who on land or in waters is searching for cultural monuments, especially by digging or with the help of technical instruments, needs a permit issued by the state office for the protection of monuments.“

© Archäologisches Landesamt Schleswig-Holstein, 2014

Process of Certification

Talk about motivation, personal background,

historical interest etc.

Theory (3 days):

- Organization of the ALSH, the law and the

rules for metal detecting

- historical background and typical metal finds

(Bronze Age to modern times)

- lections in the conservation laboratory and at

the ammunition clearance service

- archaeological database of the state and

how to report new finds

Practical training (2 days):

- systematic search

- GPS mapping

- practical exam

Personal meeting

3 days Seminar on Theory

2 days Practical Training

Certification 2007



Personal meeting



Membership in the group

Issue of License

Approval of personal search area

Access to Internet Forum

www.detektorfreunde.de

(restricted access)


http://www.detektorfreunde.de


Personal meeting



Membership in the group

Issue of License

Approval of personal search area

Access to Internet Forum

Single Search and Participation in

Group Activities

Half-yearly Group Meeting

Biyearly Activity Report … ready to go!


Some rules for detector users certified by the ALSH

Where to use the metal detector?

In the plowed soil of fields in the defined search area

Where is it not allowed to search?

on archaeological sites and monuments, in forests, underwater, etc.

What to do with the finds?

Accurate Mapping with GPS.

All archaeological finds are to be reported. As part of the license, all archaeological

finds belong to the State of SH.

Special Finds should be reported immediately for accurate

Mapping with DGPS (or even Excavation) by Archaeologists!


Organization of the Group

Detector

Group

Forum ALSH

Dept. of Archaeological

Inventarization

(Eicke Siegloff)

Technicians

(Excavation, DGPS)

Conservation Lab

Depot

ALM Schloss Gottorf


The Detector Group in numbers

•Certified members 169

•Active members 119

•General Beach permits 234

•Waiting list 71

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Fundmeldungen Detektor

konv. Fundmeldungen

(27.08.2013)


Examples: Special Single Finds

Stephan Wieck


Examples: New Viking Age Sites

Andreas Hatnik Peter Freese


Großenwiehe, SF


Examples: Assisting the excavations (Old City of Schleswig)


Examples: Scientific Research

Haithabu/Hedeby

Coordinated and systematic

Detector Group activities led to

>13000 archaeological finds,

changing the picture of the early and

late settlement in Hedeby

significantly.


Examples: Group-initiated Research (Ellingstedt)




Experiences so far:

•highly motivated group, trusting cooperation between officials and

group members.

•Education on historical value is crucial for responsible acting

•very good cooperation and engagement within projects

•public interest and understanding in archaeology is raised

•illegal activities can be spotted out much easier

•highly valuable scientific output

• and finally: A lot of extra effort, but also fun!


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Detector Archaeology in Schleswig-Holstein · Experiences so far: •highly motivated group, trusting cooperation between officials and group members. •Education on historical value