Recording Data from Metal-Detecting Activities in the Czech Republic: The Portal of Amateur Collaborators and Register of Individual Finds (AMCR-PAS)

0577078 - ARÚB 2024 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Pajdla, Petr - Lečbychová, Olga - Novák, David - Antal, Róbert - Komoróczy, Balázs - Chlup, Tomáš - Mařík, Jan
Recording Data from Metal-Detecting Activities in the Czech Republic: The Portal of Amateur Collaborators and Register of Individual Finds (AMCR-PAS).
Internet Archaeology. Roč. 64, č. 1 (2023). ISSN 1363-5387
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LM2023031
EU Projects: European Commission(XE) 823914 - ARIADNEplus
Institutional support: RVO:68081758 ; RVO:67985912
Keywords : metal detecting * citizen science * data preservation * portable antiquities
OECD category: Archaeology; Archaeology (ARU-G)
Method of publishing: Open access
https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue64/13/index.html

This article discusses the importance of the Portal of Amateur Collaborators and the Register of Individual Finds of the Archaeological Map of the Czech Republic (AMCR-PAS) in preserving data from metal-detecting activities in the Czech Republic. The context and legal framework of metal detecting in the country are explained along with the establishment of AMCR-PAS. The collaboration between amateur and professional archaeologists is also discussed. The recorded finds are analysed in terms of chronological, typological and spatial distribution. The AMCR-PAS system is recognised as a crucial tool for the preservation of data from metal detecting, and provides a valuable resource for national and transnational archaeological research, enabled especially by aggregation of AMCR-PAS data in the ARIADNE infrastructure. Overall, this article highlights the significance of the AMCR-PAS system and its potential to contribute to the understanding of the country's rich archaeological heritage. It also examines the shortcomings and challenges that accompany applying the system in practice.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0352044