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research event > research type > intrusive > metal detecting use

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metal detecting use  

Definition

  • The hobby of using a metal detector to hunt for buried coins or artefacts; alternatively the use of a metal detector to locate metal artefacts on an archaeological excavation that otherwise would go unnoticed.

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  • metal detection

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  • http://thesaurus.historicengland.org.uk/thesaurus_term.asp?thes_no=566&term_no=145148

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/metal_detecting_use/3.7

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