A Right Jersey Royal Mess! (Why Shouldn't Archaeologists Sell Valuable Finds?) – WB 28th Jan 2022

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoupSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup***0:00 Introduction 3:18 Climate Change & UK Archaeology 7:49 Stoke Museums to Cut Curators!18:27 Le Câtillon II Coin Hoard, Jersey27:27 Negotiating a Price!41:30 Effect on Local Museums42:58 Shouldn’t We Also Sell Stuff?1:00:27 How Can We Bring People ‘In’?1:04:40 Why Don’t We Just Buy Archaeology?1:06:02 Conclusions***Link of the Week:Climate Change threatening Buried UK Treasures:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60091485***Links: Stoke ditches curators for museums to become film locations:https://www.artsindustry.co.uk/news/2762-stoke-turns-its-back-on-pottery-heritage-with-curator-redundanciesStatement: Stoke-on-Trent Museums:https://www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article/994/statement_-_stoke-on-trent_museumsHow to respond to the consultationThe full budget proposals are at: www.stoke.gov.uk/budget2022People can give their views in the following ways: [email protected], twitter.com/sotcitycouncilfacebook.com/sotcitycouncil Or write to us at Budget 2022, Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH. ***Fears Jersey Award Could Lead to Inflated Valuations Under Treasures Act:http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/12/24/fears-jersey-award-could-lead-to-inflated-valuations-under-treasure-act/Jersey: Did we just invent “Casino Metal Detecting”? :https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode/947418Experts in the UK tasked with valuing the record-breaking 2,000 year old Le Câtillon Coin Hoard… :https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/insight-how-coin-hoard-payment-was-decided/Ministers ‘frustrated’ by coin hoard payment delay:https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/ministers-frustrated-coin-hoard-payment-delay/Gov refuses to confirm payment to Coin Hoard finders:https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/gov-refuses-confirm-coin-hoard-payment/Valuation battles frustrates coin hoard sale:https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/more-one-valuation-coin-hoard/Gov overrules Jersey Heritage and top official with £4.25m coin hoard fee:https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/concerns-raised-after-government-agrees-425m-coin-hoard/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.