One of the recent developments that the Portable Antiquities Scheme has implemented, is the public forum. The effect that the forum has had on the Scheme has been immense, with the formulation of an information pack for detectorists, field walkers, amateur archaeologists and other interested parties. This has been generated through input from many people and several different sites (with Channel 4’s Time Team forum and UKdetectornet being to the fore).
The information pack is available here on the Portable Antiquities website and includes:
- PAS contact list
- Coroners list – Taken from Treasure Act 1996, DCMS Publication.
- How to use the national grid/ take a national grid reference See also Ordnance Survey website.
- Draft code of practice (CBA)
- NCMD code of conduct
- FID code of conduct
- Advice for finders leaflet – published by MLA.
- Treasure act (1996) in full – DCMS Publication.
- Treasure act leaflet – Published by DCMS
- Treasure act flow chart – Taken from Treasure Act 1996, DCMS.
- Find record sheet | Example filled in sheet – Published by BAJR
- Main field record sheet | Example filled in sheet – Published by BAJR
- Email record form | Example filled in form – Prepared by Phil Dunning/ Corinne Mills
- Example of Farmers leaflet (to be replaced by an official PAS one) – Published by Isle of Wight Archaeology.
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (offences act) – DCMS publication.
- Dealing in Tainted Cultural Objects guide – DCMS publication.
- Export licence form – DCMS publication.
- Export sales – abridged DCMS version by Stevieskin.