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- Members shall assist the Society to achieve its aims, and shall not exploit their membership for gain or as a cover for other pursuits, such as treasure hunting.
- A member is expected to report to a committee member on any activities in his/her locality, by which remains of archaeological or historical interest are likely to be disturbed or endangered.
- Members must gain permission from farmers, landowners or other persons concerned, before entering fields or other properties in the name of the Society
- Members should abide by the excavation methodology when working on a site.
- When attending the site of an archaeological excavation, members should wear stout footwear.
- There shall be no smoking or eating within the working perimeter of a site.
- Finds should be reported to the Site Director.
- No member shall engage in the name of the Society in any excavation, other than a preliminary or emergency excavation, without the prior sanction of the committee.
- Any authorised excavation and subsequent publication shall be in charge of a Director appointed by the committee. Such Director shall select his own assistants and helpers who shall carry out his instructions. All finds removed shall be delivered to the Director who will be responsible for their safe keeping pending final disposal for custody by the local museum.
- a) Treasure Act -any items of gold or silver should be reported to any Committee Member, who will then inform the necessary authorities.
b) Human Remains -procedure should be followed as for the Treasure Act.
- Only fully paid up members of the Society will be allowed to work in a site other than by invitation of the committee.
- No member shall talk to the media or other official bodies on the behalf of the Society without prior consent of the committee.
- Any member who disobeys these Rules, or acts in a manner liable to bring . the Society into disrepute, may on being reported to the Committee, be . reprimanded or in extreme cases be expelled from the Society, or be . prevented from renewing membership.
The reasons for the above procedure are to avoid valuable archaeological evidence being destroyed by people without archaeological knowledge, and to comply with the law.
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