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Rhiannon Oct 24, 2011 11:10:07
Replying to nigelswift

If this is how it happened:
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2011/10/bredon-hill-coin-hoard-should-question-be-asked/
then why should they get paid loads of money. That doesn't seem quite right, rewarding them for ripping the coins out of the ground in a way they obviously knew was destroying evidence. If they were going to take it to PAS all legitimate-like and not hide it in their shed to gloat over, why didn't they do it Properly? All they are is treasure hunters getting high on pulling the stuff out of the ground. And the current rules do nothing to reinforce that such an attitude is not approved of. It's a bit bemusing really.

N nigelswift
nigelswift Oct 24, 2011 12:31:21
Replying to Rhiannon

Agreed, but it's worse. There is in fact a Treasure Act Code of Conduct (separate from other, voluntary codes, and actually part of the Act). It says they should do all the right things, not keep digging, call in the archaeos etc - and if they don't then part of their reward will be withheld.

They often flout it and the reduction is almost never applied ("We'll all go on reporting strike if we don't get every penny wots ours"). The Staffordshire Hoard git kept digging for five days and destroyed untold archaeological evidence yet still got his millions. Britain is effing barmy.

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