tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post6147895329497775763..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Tompa Stuck for Words: I'm Blocked by Global Heritage Alliance nowPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-73896217221374944582017-12-21T23:11:56.209-08:002017-12-21T23:11:56.209-08:00Her's intelligent enough to know his recent tw...Her's intelligent enough to know his recent tweet about UK was a distortion of the truth:<br /><br />"When countries treat finders fairly as they do in UK, everyone benefits. When they don’t, items don’t get reported; are sold on the sly."<br /><br />Translated as: Treasure rewards (ex gratia, NB, not as of right) are ransom payments to potential criminals. Without them detectorists would break the law.<br /><br />We've said it for years and it's nice to have him admit it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com