The DIF’s Alix Smith – Determining the location and extent of a Roman town.

METAL-DETECTING SURVEY, Summer 2023

For me, metal detecting has always been about the archaeology. Although often fascinating and beautiful in themselves, the true value of the objects I recover lies in the information they provide about the wider landscape, both historic and geographic, in which they were lost. I have always believed that metal-detecting should simply be another tool in the archaeologist’s toolbox, equally as useful as geophysical investigations and trowelling in trenches, because all these contribute to a better understanding of an excavation site.