Product Code: ACCESS_6
This book by Julian Evan-Hart & Dave Stuckey is a very useful introduction to the hobby and includes advice on where to look, what to look for, gaining permission, other detectorists' finds, cleaning, restoring and further reading.
The Beginners Guide to Metal Detecting has everything you will need to know to get the most from this fascinating hobby.
Chapters include:
- Author profiles
- Introduction
- The different types of detector available
- Detecting accessories
- Where to detect
- Researching potential sites
- Gaining search permission
- Fieldwalking and what to look for
- Search techniques and methods
- Examples of detector found artefacts
- A positive attitude from archaeology
- Identifying, recording, cleaning, storing and displaying finds
- Making a connection with your finds and creating time lines
- Further reading and assistance
- Further information
- Glossary of terms
