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Re:UK metal detector enthusiast finds ancient Roman bronze a... by sjcsjc on Thursday September 28, 2017 @10:45AM (#15357449)
To be nitpicky, (and slightly tongue in cheek), would "treasure hunter" not be a more appropriate term than "metal detector enthusiast"? I assume if there were a better tool for finding buried treasure, they'd happily ditch their metal detectors.
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Re:UK metal detector enthusiast finds ancient Roman bronze a... by tpeo on Thursday September 28, 2017 @01:44PM (#15359226)
I think "treasure hunter" is more likely to conjure the image of someone who'd pawn off an artifact to someone else. Like the people who busted into Egyptian tombs over the centuries.
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Re:UK metal detector enthusiast finds ancient Roman bronze a... by skaomatic on Thursday September 28, 2017 @12:29PM (#15358456)
Detectorists.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4082744/

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Re:UK metal detector enthusiast finds ancient Roman bronze a... by dnel on Thursday September 28, 2017 @12:06PM (#15358217)
If they were after finding treasure, they would be better off buying lottery tickets. Metal detecting finds are more likely to have archaeological value than monetary.
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