This paper explores the knowledge potential of the Norwegian metal-detected assemblage through the conceptual framework of assemblage thinking. Drawing on the concepts of the actual/virtual, affect and coding, combined with the actor-network theory (ANT) notion of inscriptions, I discuss the metal-detected assemblage’s realm of potential for new archaeological knowledge. I identify and articulate the constituents of the Norwegian metal-detected assemblage, identifying inscriptions and coding mechanisms affecting the phenomenon of metal detecting in the present, such as policies, management practices and cataloguing. Further, I discuss how these practices frame specific types of objectives, constituting and affecting the virtual diagram of the particular assemblage. In conclusion, Norwegian archaeological practices enable specific types of objectives, actualising specific types of knowledge.

本文通过组合思维的概念框架，探讨了挪威金属探测组合的知识潜力。借鉴实际/虚拟、情感和编码的概念，结合行动者网络理论（ANT）的铭文概念，我讨论了金属探测组合在新考古知识方面的潜力领域。我识别并阐明了挪威金属探测组合的组成部分，识别影响当前金属探测现象的铭文和编码机制，例如政策、管理实践和编目。此外，我还讨论了这些实践如何构建特定类型的目标、构成并影响特定组合的虚拟图。总之，挪威考古实践实现了特定类型的目标，实现了特定类型的知识。