A blog commenting on various aspects of the private collecting and trade in archaeological artefacts today and their effect on the archaeological record.
I have little doubt your headline will be dismissed as ludicrous and lacking in realism. However, the English Heritage finds agreement which is willingly signed by all detectorists who take part in archaeological digs says:
"I understand that all finds from the site, other than Treasure shall remain the property of [the landowner!] and I will not claim ownership, possession, or any other right in such finds”.
So for avoidance of doubt: in Bonkers, hypocritical Britain people sign away their rights for the bragging rights of taking part in an official archaeological dig but grab what they can when targeting archaeological sites the rest of the time.
I have little doubt your headline will be dismissed as ludicrous and lacking in realism. However, the English Heritage finds agreement which is willingly signed by all detectorists who take part in archaeological digs says:
ReplyDelete"I understand that all finds from the site, other than Treasure shall remain the property of [the landowner!] and I will not claim ownership, possession, or any other right in such finds”.
So for avoidance of doubt: in Bonkers, hypocritical Britain people sign away their rights for the bragging rights of taking part in an official archaeological dig but grab what they can when targeting archaeological sites the rest of the time.