All, Just as I thought. Tuck On Jul 25, 2009, at 11:41 AM, Norman Tulloch wrote: > Tuck wrote: > >> As for digging up Norse artifacts, there is yet another question that >> must be asked and answered: suppose you do find things. Who owns >> them? >> What do you do with them? Are they all carted off to London or >> Edinburgh, can you sell them, can you keep them, or do they stay in >> Orkney somehow? >> >> >> Tuck > > Anything that is found in the UK is the property of the Crown "and may > be claimed as treasure trove". The Scottish version of the Treasure > Trove site: > > http://www.treasuretrovescotland.co.uk/html/finders.asp > > In addition, of course, metal detecting, etc on significant > archaeological sites is very unlikely to be allowed, but with the > right > contacts one might be able to find a landowner who would give > permission > to go over his land. One certainly couldn't go on to a Historic > Scotland > site like the Broch of Birsay with a metal detector. From the Treasure > Trove website: > > "Under Section 42 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas > Act > (1979) it is a criminal offence to use a metal detector on a scheduled > ancient monument or a monument in the guardianship of the State. It is > also an offence to remove from such a monument any object of > archaeological or historical interest found using a metal detector. If > in any doubt as to whether a site is scheduled you should check with > Historic Scotland or the landowner." > > Also: > "*Illegal removal of finds from Scotland* > Under the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003, it is a > criminal offence to remove any coin or object from Scotland, see > http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/20030027.htm" > > Metal detectorists are often unpopular with archaeologists because of > the damage they can do to sites. > > Norman T. > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message