About
The aim of PAN is to document and publish finds of archaeological interest, mainly those of metal, found by members of the general public and in private collections. By publishing the collections online, the objects and their find locations are made available for heritage purposes, academic research, museums, and members of the general public to enjoy.
PAN is a national infrastructure that is organized by the ArcheoHotspot Foundation (AHS). The PAN staff members are part of the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO). Additionally, the following organizations are involved as partner: the Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam), University of Leiden (UL), University of Groningen (RuG).
Coin identifications are provided by the specialists of NUMIS, part of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). Pilgrims badges are described by specialists from KUNERA, hosted by Radboud University (Nijmegen). Associations of volunteer (detector) archaeologists De Detectoramateur (DDA), The Coinhunter Company (CC), Vereniging van vrijwilligers in de archeologie (AWN), Luctor et Detector as well as the online forums www.bodemvondstenwereld.nl and www.vondsten.nl support PAN. The Noordelijk Archeologisch Depot (NAD) at Nuis, the Fries Museum (Leeuwarden), the Gelders Archeologisch Centrum (GAC) liaised to Museum het Valkhof, Historische Kring Kesteren en Omgeving (Streekmuseum Baron van Brakell) as well as Erfgoed Zeeland and ArcheoHotspots in several cities provide hospitality to PAN Find Liaison Officers. Landschap en Erfgoed Utrecht (LEU) and the provinces Noord-Brabant, Drenthe and Zeeland co-operate with PAN.
PAN-finds are also stored at DANS-EASY, the national digital archive, which also makes PAN-finds available to Ariadne. Projectpartner Geodienst, laised to Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, created and updates the website.