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Roman and medieval treasure finds acquired by West Berkshire Museum
Contact the finds liaison officer about your discoveries
Trish Lee
by Philip Smither, Berkshire finds liaison officer
THROUGHOUT the year members of the public, whether through chance or metal detecting, come to West Berkshire Museum to have objects they have found identified and recorded on the national Portable Antiquities Scheme database (www.finds.org.uk). Sometimes these objects are designated as treasure under the 1996 Treasure Act (www.finds.org.uk/treasure/advice/ summary). They are reported to the British Museum and every so often local museums are given the chance to acquire the objects from the landowner or finder.