Principles of a decent finder

Searcher's code of ethics

Anyone who wants to be the right detector must respect the seeker's code of ethics, the so-called search ten. Although nothing is perfect, even this ten, if we follow them, there will be tolerance for our actions and existence.

Although it seems simple and like a fairy tale… .. there are no prerequisites and everything has its rules. Nowadays, when a crisis is creeping over people… so every person thinks that he will get rich or that he can make money on it. People think this way and that they invent various things to try to make a living in this state and at this time at all. But believe me, this is a hobby and no one got rich or I don't know people like that. It also costs something and one has to put a lot into it not only financially. Who thinks …… ..that will be a seeker and find and get rich so that he prefers not to do this. It's not just about going somewhere and thinking I'll find something right away. Therefore, be careful to consider which hobby to choose. It's beautiful when something is found…. When you wonder who probably owned it before and what the adrenaline looked like. But sometimes it's also dangerous, there is also ammunition and it's no longer funny. It is the duty to report this to the Police. People take such a finding home, but it's wrong. It is rusty in the ground ……. one says to yourself nothing has happened so far so it will no longer happen… .error and big. Can anyone imagine what could happen if a car is driving towards you and a "warrior" searcher is sitting in it, taking home to find grenades, for example. I can imagine it personally and I would not want to experience it at all.

So before you go to the fields, meadows and forests to search for history, read some ten right finders.

It's three times here, but always basically the same.

Ten decent finders

1. I am not looking for sites with archaeological finds, unless it is in the presence of archaeologists.

2. I focus, photograph and publish all findings.

3. I don't hurt anything when searching, the location looks the same or better after my departure.

4. When finding a larger set of subjects, I will call the experts.

5. I don't throw garbage.

6. I always include the holes I dug, no matter what the condition of the environment I am looking for.

7. I do not start a fire, camp or park in places where it is forbidden.

8. I will keep all barriers or fences on the land as they were in their original condition.

9. I do not pollute tanks, wells or other water sources.

10. I always try to behave in such a way that the search with a metal detector has the best possible reputation.

Seeker Ten.

1. Before you start your search, make sure that the search for the place where you want to search is not restricted by any laws or regulations. If so, respect them.

2. Do not damage nature, sown fields, roads or trees, do not start a fire in the forest.

3. Fill the pits that you dig one after the other so that after the first rain it is not known that it has been dug in the place.

4. Take everything you dig out - the next time you will be looking for a better one. Do not leave dug cans, pipes, wires and other debris in the woods.

5. Be quiet and considerate. Best so that no one knows about you. Do not spread piles of leaves or pliers in the forest.

6. Be careful - try to see and not be seen. Not all forest visitors have good intentions.

7. Do not drive to the forest, leave the car in a safe place and walk to the site.

8. Do not go to reservations and fences where it is forbidden.

9. Do not disturb the game unnecessarily.

10. Report important findings as required by law.

Ten right finders

1. Obtain a permit before entering foreign land.

2. Comply with applicable laws and regulations.

3. Do not destroy and desolate.

4. Restore the site of the find.

5. Observe the notification obligation for findings.

6. Highlight and support historical research not only of sites of wider importance discovered by you.

7. Findings of weapons and ammunition immediately report to the police.

8. Consideration and courtesy are a matter of course.

9. Do not enter marked archaeological sites for your own benefit.

10. Avoid places of reverence.

A unique find of a German soldier by our member of MDC Šluknovsko Piryovec and friend Láďa. And with the right approach with reporting the find to archaeologists, you can see the link here:

https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/1097181328-udalosti/217411000100217/obsah/524411-unikatni-nalez-hrobu-nemeckeho-vojaka