Thesaurus Term/Concept: METAL DETECTING SURVEY

Identifier	145147
Class	EVENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	Structured & carefully executed scanning of the ground surface with a metal detecting device in order to recover surface scatters of metal objects & plot them spatially within the study area as part of an archaeological survey or metal detecting rally.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (1)

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Instances/Examples (3)

Context	Record
Event Type	ECC4323 Archaeological fieldwalking and metal-detecting at Brierley Paddocks, West Mersea, 2019 (Field Survey)
Event Type	ECC4388 Fieldwalking and metal-detecting survey at Land west of Dawes Lane, West Mersea, 2019 (Event - Survey)
Event Type	ECC3566 Metal-detecting survey of the Northern Gateway (Plots 2, 3, 4), Colchester, 2015 (Event - Survey)