How Quickly Should Public Benefit Come From Archaeology? Availability, use and influence on society: results of the Estonian salvage and metal detector study

This paper explores the idea of excavation being only the first stage in communicating the benefit of archaeology to the public.The Art for Kids role of museums, social media and scientific publication are all important, as are the support from private developers and the personal SUPREME REVITALIZING MASK role of the archaeologists themselves.The use of social media can be positive but this paper also details problems with metal detectorists groups, some of which are not acting responsibly.