If you find an object, which is below the plough-soil, please be prepared to contact your local FLO to see if an archaeologist can help you dig it out. The same applies to any find within the plough soil where it is evident that its particularly complicated or fragile – or an important find.
It’s useful to carry a contact card around with you with the phone numbers of your local archaeological unit and FLO on. However the chances are that you will be detecting at weekend’s which doesn’t tie in with their working hours so you need to think through very carefully what you are going to do. It won’t do any harm to cover the find up and make a record of where it is for a few days. This will then give you time to contact your local FLO for assistance and guidance
