How can conservators prevent objects getting dunked in HP sauce and Steradent,
or mineral preserved organics washed down the plughole? Help the
Portable Antiquities Scheme get conservation on the agenda.
This controversial subject needs your input. The meeting includes presentations by archaeologists, conservators, scientists and detectorists with plenty of time for discussion. After the meeting there will be a wine reception, gallery talk and free entry to the new exhibition of spectacular metal detected finds, “Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past”. The programme for the day is given below.
Tickets for the meeting are selling fast, to secure your place please contact Kirsten Suenson-Taylor, 01295 720350 [email protected] or Claire Heywood [email protected].
Cost: Members of UKIC, metal detecting clubs or professional archaeological groups £35; non-members £50; UKIC students £25. Fee includes free exhibition entry (normally £7), interval refreshments and evening wine reception. Lunch is not included. (Food is available in the Museum’s Great Court cafeteria; or bring your own sandwiches).
Cheques should be made payable to UKIC Archaeology Section and sent to Claire Heywood, Department of Conservation, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WCIB 3DG or Kirsten Suenson-Taylor, Mill House, South Newington, Banbury, OXON OX15 4JE. Payment can be made using credit cards by calling 020 7721 8721. UKIC members and professional archaeological group members please include your membership number; Metal detecting club members please include the name, address and phone number of your club, plus membership number where relevant. Entry is by ticket only. Please include your postal address to which ticket will be sent. If there are places left on the day, all non-booked latecomers pay £50 on the door. Please ring in advance to check availability.
Programme
| 9.30 | Registration |
| 9.55 | Health and Safety Announcements Claire Heywood, British Museum |
| 10.00 | Welcome Kirsten Suenson-Taylor, Chair UKICAS Neil McGregor, Director, British Museum |
Session 1. The Portable Antiquities Scheme: How is it Working? - Current & Future Needs Chair: Roger Bland, Head of Portable Antiquities, Portable Antiquities Scheme |
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| 10.10 | Portable Antiquities Scheme: Conserving a New Resource Sally Worrell, Finds Adviser, Portable Antiquities Scheme |
| 10.30 | Conversation, Communication, Conservation David Barwell, Chair, National Council for Metal Detecting |
| 10.50 | Treasure Uncovered Hayley Bullock, Conservator, British Museum |
| 11.10 | Discussion |
11.30 |
Coffee |
Session 2. Resources, Successes, Problems Chair: Peter Hinton, Director, Institute of Field Archaeologists |
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| 12.00 | Some Unconsidered Consequences of Success - an archaeologist's
view Tim Schadla-Hall, Reader in Public Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, UCL |
| 12.20 | Discovering the Breamore Bucket - the finder’s
viewpoint Steve Bolger, Detectorist |
| 12.40 | Interpreting the Coinage - the contribution of detector
finds Mark Blackburn, Keeper of Coins and Medals, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
| 1.00 | Discussion |
1.20 |
Lunch/ Displays from metal detectors and conservators |
Session 3. Metal Detected Finds, Investigation & Conservation - Case Studies & Experiences Chair: Dean Sully, Conservation Advisor, National Trust and Lecturer in Conservation, Institute of Archaeology, UCL |
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| 2.30 | What Can Science Tell You About Treasure? Susan La Niece, Archaeological Scientist, British Museum |
| 2.50 | Portable Antiquities and conservation Jennifer Jones, English Heritage Contract Conservator, University of Durham |
| 3.10 | Mud, Glorious Mud - finds from the London Foreshore Rebecca Lang, Archaeological Conservator, Museum of London |
| 3.30 | Discussion |
3.50 |
Coffee |
Chair: Kathryn Walker Tubb, Lecturer and Archaeological Conservator, Institute of Archaeology, UCL |
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| 4.20 | Detecting Meets Archaeology - a detectorist's view Neil Allen, Chair, Romney Marshland MDC |
| 4.40 | From Swords to Ploughshares - YAT conservators meet the detectorists Julie Jones, Conservator, York Archaeological Trust |
| 5.00 | Discussion |
5.30 |
Close Wine reception Exhibition: Buried Treasure: Finding our Past |
6.30 |
Gallery Talk from Richard Hobbs, Curator, British Museum |
| 8.30 | Exhibition Close |