The work of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has been highlighted in this journal since 2005, and an introduction to the scheme can be found in previous reports. In 2017, 15,955 objects dating to the post-medieval and modern periods were recorded by the PAS in 14,260 records. This represented 20% of all objects recorded: a 14% decrease in objects, and a 2% decrease in proportion, from 2016. The major functional categories (calculated by object) were: currency (coins and tokens) (34%), dress accessories (23%), arms and armour (6%), trade equipment (including jettons) (11%), vessels (5%), animal (including equestrian) equipment (4%), household fittings (4%), tools and utensils (3%), and entertainment and leisure (4%). In the report for 2015 we noted a change in guidance whereby the PAS was being more selective in recording material datable after 1540, and the reasons for it. Of course, more recent artefacts of local importance continue to be recorded by the Finds Liaison Officers (FLOs), as do items of Treasure. From the above statistics it appears that the decrease in numbers of post-medieval and modern objects recorded mostly reflects a general decline in overall quantities recorded in 2017. The decline in the proportion of finds recorded which are post-medieval or modern is slight, and not clearly significant. The types of objects, as seen in the functional categories, appear similar to last year (2016). As ever, many finds recorded in 2017 are both noteworthy and provide potential for further research, into the objects and their context, and a few are highlighted and discussed here. Further PAS finds will be discussed in a short note by Alex Bliss, published in the next issue of this journal, which considers a newly identified verification centre for lead weights and some of the stamps employed there. This is particularly gratifying since in the first report of the PAS in this journal the late Geoff Egan highlighted the potential of Scheme data to elucidate regional variation in lead weights.

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《 2017年手提古物计划》报告

自2005年以来，《便携式古物计划》（PAS）的工作就得到了重点介绍，有关该计划的介绍可以在以前的报告中找到。在2017年，PAS共记录了15955件可追溯到中世纪和近现代的物品，共记录了14260张。自2016年以来，这占所有已记录对象的20％：对象减少了14％，比例减少了2％。主要功能类别（按对象计算）是：货币（硬币和代币）（34％），服饰配件（23％），武器和盔甲（6％），贸易设备（包括喷气飞机）（11％），船只（5％），动物（包括马术）设备（4％），家用配件（4％），工具和餐具（3％），以及娱乐和休闲（4％）。在2015年的报告中，我们注意到指南的变化，即在1540年之后，PAS在记录材料数据方面更具选择性，并说明了原因。当然，发现联络官（FLO）仍在记录更重要的本地文物，而宝藏项目也是如此。从以上统计数据来看，中世纪和现代文物的记录减少似乎主要反映了2017年记录的总体数量的总体下降。中世纪或现代文物的记录比例下降很小，并且没有明显的意义。从功能类别中可以看出，对象的类型与去年（2016年）相似。一如既往，2017年记录的许多发现均值得注意，并为进一步研究对象及其背景提供了潜力，这里重点介绍和讨论了一些。PAS的更多发现将在Alex Bliss的简短笔记中进行讨论，该出版物将在本杂志的下一期中发布。该杂志考虑了一个新确定的铅重量验证中心以及其中使用的一些邮票。这尤其令人欣慰，因为在该期刊的PAS的第一份报告中，已故的Geoff Egan强调了Scheme数据在阐明铅权重区域差异方面的潜力。