Though her ambition always tolled in the background, she had come to respect him, for his unstudied fairness, his gaiety, his integrity and openness, which was as plain and light and valuable as a metal unknown in her world.

NEWYORKER: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders

But archaeologists do know the consequences of rogue treasure hunters armed with metal detectors descending on a valuable site.

BBC: Watching the detectorists