Portable Antiquities Scheme

British Museum raises £3.5m to acquire Tudor Heart pendant

But debate grows in sector over high costs associated with treasure scheme

PAS report highlights public engagement in museums

Figures for 2024 reveal a third consecutive record-breaking year for reported finds and Treasure cases

Yorkshire Museum acquires iron age hoard after fundraising campaign

Melsonby Hoard of over 800 artefacts was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2021

How can the sector cope with the boom in metal detecting?

Better processes and investment are needed to ensure important discoveries are not lost

Norwich Castle Museum to acquire first find declared ‘treasure’ under new definition

Portable Antiquities Scheme's annual report shows another record year for archaeological discoveries

Highest-value treasure find ever recorded is acquired by South West Heritage Trust

£4.3m Norman Conquest coin hoard will be displayed at British Museum before returning to Somerset

Portable Antiquities Scheme logs millionth archaeological find

Number of recorded items fell by 40% in 2020 due to Covid

Record number of treasure finds recorded in 2019

Latest reports show 399 treasures were acquired by museums in 2017