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The article discusses the Florida Isolated Finds Program of Florida, the policy which allowed the general people to own the historic artifacts lying in the sates water bodies, where the academic archaeological staff was against the policy and decided to end it.

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. and Great Britain. The British Museum details the recorded finds through the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) for the year 2012. The archaeological community and metal detectorists in the U.S. are lacking of cooperation when it comes to recording artifacts. The administration of President Barack Obama has simply directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to write the aforementioned as regulations.

The article focuses on the need of the public to be careful in reading a legislative bill or ordinances regarding the hobby of metal detecting and collecting. It states that legal wording contained in the bill must be considered like conflicting statements and must also pay attention to comma. It suggests that bills must be reread while thinking of what alternate meaning could be hidden within. It adds that reciting the definitions used in the bill must also be looked into.

The author discusses the rules and etiquette for digging historical artifacts. He relates an incident of digging relics on a national battlefield park wherein the perpetrator has pled guilty and was required to pay a $550 fine along with any requested park restitution. He says that someone has no permission to tell anyone when someone takes him to a site on private property.

The article talks about two areas that were closed off to metal detecting activities without prior warning. It informs that the first area is in Maryland where the town council of Funkstown voted unanimously to close the town park to metal detecting due to an alleged valuable item found inside the park but not surrendered to the city. It also informs that the parks director of Volusia County in Florida has suddenly decided that metal detecting has never been allowed in the park.

In this article, the author expresses his views on issues related to the Federation of Metal Detector and Archaeological Clubs (FMDAC) in the U.S. in January 2013. He mentions that the vision of the group is to establish an organization that would represent and promote the metal detecting hobby. He also talks about his plans for the organization as FMDAC president.

The article presents comments on an issue about an archeologist violating the Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) by removing artifacts in New Mexico. The author notes that the charges were dropped because the archeologist's actions were driven by academic pursuit and not wholesale looting. The author mentions the inconsistencies and double standards the ARPA law has on average citizens who are indicted and government employees and archeological elite who go free for the same crimes.

The article focuses on issues that affect the relic hunting hobby as of May 2011. The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 that authorized the study and redesignation of numerous national parks, heritage areas and trails was passed by corrupting the legislative process. The measure will reportedly lead to the prohibition or heavy regulation of artifact collecting in federal and state lands and the taking over of private property in these areas through eminent domain. The most controversial component of the bill is cited.

The article reflects the views of the author related to metal detection in churchyard and artefact detection and mentions about the standard archaeology circles.

The article reflects the views of the author related to metal detection and artefact detection and states about the damage caused by animals digging and mentions about the standard archaeology circles.

The author expresses opposition to the closure or possible closure of areas due to both improper digging and archaeological intervention and encourages American treasure hunters to follow a strict code of ethics, proper recovery habits and to obtain digging permit.