tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post3807289456482562806..comments2024-02-22T10:35:12.485-08:00Comments on Cultural Property Observer: Archaeobloggers Seek "Union Shop?"Cultural Property Observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-51645543863884043812012-12-08T05:47:40.322-08:002012-12-08T05:47:40.322-08:00Well, obviously numerous people use the program so...Well, obviously numerous people use the program so it must be working. Reporting finds adds monetary value I suppose (coins recorded under the program are sold here with that information), and despite what you might think coin collectors do appreciate history including the individual history of their coins. If only countries like Cyprus, Greece, etc., considered such a program, we would not be having so many arguments. Do you really need places like Cyprus, etc. need to stockpile coins that never get studied anyway? In any case, you have not answered my question. How many coins get reported in these countries each year? I suspect there are not even any numbers published.<br /><br />I'm not not an expert in statistics, so I will defer to others on your heritage erosion counter, but the organization pushing it isn't exactly neutral on these issues.Cultural Property Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-71254524499697744412012-12-07T22:30:22.351-08:002012-12-07T22:30:22.351-08:00Well, you have not answered my question about the ...Well, you have not answered my question about the "incentivisation" to report finds to the PAS - why not? <br /><br />As for the HAAEC I think we should look at who those critics are and what their aim is. Actually I have yet to see anyone who even considers the methodology - they just flatly state in their opinion the figures are "wrong" without any kind of justification.<br /><br />The HAAEC poses an important question. It proposes our answer to that question. <br /><br />If people do not like that answer, then they are free to come to their own answer and show by what methodology they arrived at that figure. If they do not like the implications of what our model shows, they need to falsify our figures. Oddly enough, despite the HAAEC ticking away steadfastly year by year, absolutely NOBODY has come up with any other figures. Is that not notable?<br /><br />Why don't you have a go? <br /> <br />So, by "how much" would our figures have to be lowered arbitarily to make the discrepacy between what is dug up and what is recorded acceptable? By a half? By two thirds? And why would anybody want to lower them when the evidence we have suggests that ours is a very conservative estimate ?<br /><br />Tell me, have you thought through the consequences of what you are saying about the other countries' hoards? Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-74687622631641797582012-12-07T16:53:54.731-08:002012-12-07T16:53:54.731-08:00The Heritage Action Erosion Counter you base your ...The Heritage Action Erosion Counter you base your claims on has been criticised as having a flawed methodology. Anyway, even if as you maintain UK hoards are unreported, what is the reporting rate in places like Greece, Cyprus, Italy, etc?Cultural Property Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-41481901502133324622012-12-07T12:28:51.162-08:002012-12-07T12:28:51.162-08:00Sorry could you explain to the rest of us, in what...Sorry could you explain to the rest of us, in what way "finders" are "incentivised" to report their finds through the PAS? <br /><br />So why do you imagine it is that the majority of finds made by artefact hunters are STILL not being reported to the PAS? <br /><br />http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2012/12/ed-vaizey-good-statistic-or-fob-off.html <br /><br />Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.com