tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post9058838398013894570..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Metal Detectorist Caught with Artefacts in SicilyPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-3425031962427558172016-12-30T02:21:54.066-08:002016-12-30T02:21:54.066-08:00let me add, property of the state on behalf of ALL...let me add, property of the state on behalf of ALL of its citizens, a point which the dealers and their idiot lobbyists fail to understand because of their perception of the state as an instrument of repression. Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-7147904964934163402016-12-30T02:07:54.420-08:002016-12-30T02:07:54.420-08:00More precisely since Italian legislation, the Cara...More precisely since Italian legislation, the Carabinieri protect as they can what is under the ground which IS NOT property of the owner of the plot but of the Italian State. A principle that should be adopted by other nations too...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202353802006039429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-70549206872649546612016-12-29T03:40:08.766-08:002016-12-29T03:40:08.766-08:00Which is why it is a shame that the apathy of our ...Which is why it is a shame that the apathy of our colleagues has left the "Bloomsbury group" dominating the so-called heritage debate because as you say they quite clearly are missing the main issue and can hardly be said to be encouraging open debate. On the contrary. <br /><br />Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-75088252105601487182016-12-29T03:22:38.314-08:002016-12-29T03:22:38.314-08:00The Carabinieri perceive metal-detecting on archae...The Carabinieri perceive metal-detecting on archaeological sites for what it is and the damage it causes. The Bloomsbury group do not seem to understand the issues.David Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.com