This year, backyard archaeologists in the United Kingdom have recorded discoveries of more than 47,000 objects, the British Museum announced this week. That database contains records of more than 1.5 million objects discovered since 1998 by the general public rather than by professional archaeologists. Credit: Courtesy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities SchemeRich discoveriesThis list of garden treasures dug up this year includes a 13th century medieval seal , bearing a Latin inscription reading "David, God's messenger, bishop of St. If the local authority defines the object as treasure, then it takes the find to the British Museum to be valued. The law is intended to allow national or local museums to ultimately acquire the historic treasures so that the overall public can benefit.

Source: CNN December 11, 2020 21:22 UTC