Re:Beneath Istanbul, Archaeologists Explore an Ancient City'...
by JoshTriplett on Sunday July 25, 2021 @01:08PM
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This direct quote from the article seems to avert that exact issue:
> Istanbul's Byzantine basement surfeit survives in part thanks to a 1980s cultural heritage code that allows people who find something ancient on their property to keep it, without worrying that the government will seize it.
> "Thanks to this new law, a lot of historical things were protected by the locals in Istanbul," Ozgumus says. "Before, they were destroying it."
Re:Beneath Istanbul, Archaeologists Explore an Ancient City'...
by 988747 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @02:56PM
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Keeping the artifact is one thing, your construction project being delayed for months because now team of archeologists takes over and starts looking for more artifacts is another.
> Istanbul's Byzantine basement surfeit survives in part thanks to a 1980s cultural heritage code that allows people who find something ancient on their property to keep it, without worrying that the government will seize it.
> "Thanks to this new law, a lot of historical things were protected by the locals in Istanbul," Ozgumus says. "Before, they were destroying it."