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10.07.2009

Archaeological sites face ruin from treasure-hunting 'nighthawkers'

Archaeological sites face ruin from treasure-hunting 'nighthawkers'
Terry Herbert from Burntwood, Staffordshire with a helmet cheek plate, one of more than 1,500 pieces he found in a field near his home with a metal detector Photo: PA

More so-called 'nighthawkers' are taking to the fields under cover of darkness in the hope of finding buried treasure from the past.

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