AHARG formed the core of the detecting team which worked with the Battlefields Trust in its archaeological investigation to discover and explore the 1485 Bosworth battlefield. Without their dedication and detecting skill that project would never have succeeded.

I have worked with the members of AHARG on multiple surveys and have not encountered a more professional or diligent group of detectorists. They undertake work to a high archaeological standard, with a detailed knowledge of the methodologies through which to achieve the aims of a project, while remaining good-humoured throughout. They would be the first group I contact for any future detecting surveys.

I've contracted AHARG to work on a number of systematic close transect metal detector projects within commercial archaeology in recent years and have always found them to do an excellent job, and to be professional, pragmatic and reliable. They are enthusiastic and positive even when the surveys are mostly negative and conditions are challenging and I would be very confident in using them again in the future.

I have worked with members of AHARG on a number of metal detecting surveys, including on the battlefields at Bosworth and Flodden. At Bosworth they helped find an additional six cannonballs from the battle in only a week of work. They also took part in the metal detecting survey on the later phase of work on the Staffordshire Hoard, where they found a number of small artefacts that had been missed during the previous excavation. My experience has been that it is valuable to have a group of trustworthy detectorists who are always likely to get better results than the average archaeologist as they have years of detecting experience behind them and don’t just occasionally pick up a detector as part of an archaeological job.

I have worked in collaboration with AHARG on 2 large metal detecting surveys. They are a friendly and dedicated group who transformed my appreciation of detecting with their methodical approach which has provided very useful archaeological data.

The members of AHARG have been entirely instrumental in the rediscovery of Bosworth Battlefield. Without their immense dedication and skill, their willingness to drive long distances, put in very long hours in all weathers and to meticulously record their finds, we would very likely be little further on in out understanding of the battlefield and, indeed, our important Roman temple site.