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The Portable Antiquities Scheme has now 1 million records of archaeological objects discovered by private persons. The annual report 2020 presents the most important finds.

Since 1997, voluntary recording of found objects have been made to the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Now, the 1.5 millionth archaeological discovery made by the public was recorded. On this occasion, the British Museum reveals 10 of the most important discoveries.

At the launch of the Portable Antiquities Scheme and Treasure annual reports at the British Museum it was announced that the number of new Treasure discoveries by members of the public had hit a record level. Read more about some of the fascinating finds.

The British initiative Portable Antiquities Scheme looks back on 14 successful years – and one million registered finding coins! Members of the public have enriched enormously our knowledge of the past by reporting their findings.

When it comes to describing a successful collaboration of archaeologists, numismatists, detectorists, coin collectors, and coin dealers, the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme is sure to be mentioned. We will tell you exactly what it is, on what legal grounds it is based, and the successes this program has achieved.

The UK did not adopt the EU Art and Antiquities Import Rules. This will change a lot in the art market, but it also offers various opportunities for companies in the UK. We republish an article by Cultural Property News about the consequences of this move.

Seemingly deliberate deletion of auction sales cause a stir among eBay users It is a well-known problem. Anyone can turn things he doesn’t want any more into cash on eBay. In the last years, eBay has revolutionized the trade between seller and buyer and abolished the intermediary. What essentially is in the interest of the private user can be abused very easily when the seller offers goods which are illegal on the official market.

The British Museum presented the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) Annual Report for 2021 and the Treasure Annual Report for 2020. These include over 45,000 archaeological items, among them an important jewel associated with Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.

A positive side of Corona? The British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme noticed a boost in garden finds during lockdown. A Tudor coin hoard, a Krugerrand, and a seemingly unique copper-alloy Roman furniture fitting are only some of the intriguing finds made in 2020.

The British Museum revealed that the number of Treasure finds in the UK made by members of the public has once again hit a record level. In 2019, a total of 81,602 finds were recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, almost 90 % of them were found by metal detectorists!