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metal detecting survey  

Definition

  • Structured and carefully executed scanning of the ground surface with a metal detecting device in order to recover surface scatters of metal objects and plot them spatially within the study area as part of an archaeological survey or metal detecting rally

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  • metal detection

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  • http://thesaurus.historicengland.org.uk/thesaurus_term.asp?thes_no=566&term_no=145147

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/metal_detecting_survey/5.20

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