PAS Volunteers
Volunteers play a very important role in the work of the PAS. People volunteer for many different reasons – to gain experience of working as an archaeologist or in a museum, out of interest in the past or to develop a new skill. The types of finders vary too – including students, finders and retired people. At least 83 volunteers have worked for the PAS in 2005/6; an increase from 34 last year.
Luke Leech is home schooled and worked one day a week with Lisa Staves (North Lincolnshire FLO) at North Lincolnshire Museum recording a pottery assemblage recovered by a finder whilst out metal-detecting.
Liz Walker was looking to get involved in archaeology after she retired and contacted Liz Andrews-Wilson (Sussex FLO) to volunteer her services after seeing an article about the PAS in a local newspaper. She has worked for a couple of years recording and identifying finds and aims to continue.
Following completion of a degree at University of York Shona Williams volunteered to work with Rob Webley (Hampshire FLO) recording finds and helping out at metal-detecting rallies. This has been useful work experience and she is now hoping to work full time in archaeology.
Geoff Burr, a member of the West Kent Detecting Club, works with Andrew Richardson (Kent FLO), recording finds found by club members - with images and precise findspot information - direct onto the PAS finds database.
