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Re:Hoard of coins from Norman Conquest is Britain's most val... by rajamaka on Sunday October 27, 2024 @10:52PM (#41967412)
Is there any place where metal detection to search for historical artefacts is illegal on private land?
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Re:Hoard of coins from Norman Conquest is Britain's most val... by AlotOfReading on Monday October 28, 2024 @12:41AM (#41967929)
Most countries have similar rules, and that's also the standard (rarely prosecuted) view in international law. The general rule of thumb is that antiquities belong to the state, anything else (like treasure hoards in the UK) is an atypical exception.
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Re:Hoard of coins from Norman Conquest is Britain's most val... by switch007 on Monday October 28, 2024 @03:35AM (#41968566)
Ireland

"It illegal to use a detection device to search for archaeological objects anywhere within the State or its territorial seas; without the prior written consent of the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht"

(Note "anywhere")

https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/collections-research/the-law-on-...

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Re:Hoard of coins from Norman Conquest is Britain's most val... by Cthulhu_ on Monday October 28, 2024 @05:24AM (#41969192)
That, to me, implies there's a lot of unfound treasures over there... and/or a lot of illegal searching. Assuming there's interest outside of archeological value, of course.
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Re:Hoard of coins from Norman Conquest is Britain's most val... by amiga386 on Monday October 28, 2024 @10:41AM (#41971491)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-anonymously-se...

Some good Samaritans sometimes send in Ireland's priceless heritage to the national museum. But of course they're not going to reveal who they are, or where they found it. They don't want to go to prison. So I guess we'll never know.

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Re:Hoard of coins from Norman Conquest is Britain's most val... by 7222aafdcf68cfe on Monday October 28, 2024 @07:58AM (#41970190)
iirc, it is forbidden in Sweden, except if you secure government permission.
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Re:Hoard of coins from Norman Conquest is Britain's most val... by ascorbic on Monday October 28, 2024 @02:53PM (#41974710)
In the UK, if the site is a scheduled ancient monument then you need permission to even dig a small hole.
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