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皇冠体育app launched today reveals 778 reported cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland during 2009, while highlights a further 157,188 recorded finds in 2009/2010.
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皇冠体育app launch of these Reports provides the perfect opportunity to celebrate the (pictured), which was discovered in North Lancashire earlier this year by Darren Webster, a local metal-detectorist.

皇冠体育app Hoard is one of the most important finds currently undergoing the Treasure process.
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Other recent key finds include a selection of objects from a Bronze Age Hoard discovered near Lewes which include 鈥楽ussex loop鈥� bracelets. One of the most important objects recorded by the PAS in 2010 was a lead spindle whorl inscribed with Norse runes which was found by Denise Moncaster at Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire.
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鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Portable Antiquities Scheme and the Treasure Act 1996 are a great success,鈥� said culture Minister . 鈥淏oth are helping to enrich museum collections with the most important archaeological discoveries being acquired for the nation.鈥�

Public finds

皇冠体育app Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)听is a voluntary scheme (managed by the ) to record archaeological objects (not necessarily Treasure) found by members of the public in England and Wales. Every year many thousands of objects are discovered, by metal-detector users, people out walking, gardening or going about their daily work.
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皇冠体育app now features over 750,000 finds from across England and Wales.

Further information

• See on the Portable Antiquities Fickr photostream