Responsible detecting, every dig
Every member of Midweek Searchers operates under the NCMD (National Council for Metal Detecting) Code of Conduct, which sets the standard for how we behave in the field, permission first, careful recovery, neatly refilled holes, and immediate notification to the landowner of anything of significance. Responsible detecting is not a slogan or option for us; we realise it underpins our license to operate.
Reporting and recording
We encourage every member to report relevant finds through the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) via the Finds Liaison Officers (FLO). Recording is not an administrative chore, it is the moment a found object stops being an anecdote and becomes part of the public archaeological record. New members are mentored through their first PAS submissions and supported through every Treasure case. You can read more about how we work with the PAS, and how the Treasure Act process runs, on the PAS & the Treasure Act page.
An interest in history, not just treasure
A worn Roman bronze coin, a fragment of a medieval buckle, a Victorian button, these are not less interesting to us than a gold stater. Every period contributes to the picture of how land was lived on, farmed, defended and abandoned. The PAS database is built almost entirely from modest finds, made by metal detectorists, but it provides archaeology with a tremendously powerful tool, providing object distribution data that gives new insights into the history of Britain. These cannot be deduced from the limited pool of expensive archaeological digs, they require the "meta" data from sites across the country.
Finds of all periods contribute
From Paleolithic flint through Roman occupation, Saxon kingdoms and medieval villages to the twentieth century, our recorded finds span the full sweep of British history. The gallery below is arranged as a Walk Through Time, so you can explore period by period.
