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The Law of Treasure (Paperback)
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The importance of the Law of Treasure is largely the result of the
spectacular growth in the activity of metal detecting which,
starting in the 1960's, has grown so much in popularity that it now
brings to our knowledge each year more than a thousand objects of
historical, cultural or archaeological interest. The nature and
volume of these finds has in turn led to a greater public concern
to ensure that measures exist which will be conducive to the
retention and effective preservation of the more important of those
objects. It is, of course, essential that facilities exist for the
physical examination and conservation of finds and that those
facilities should be accessible and adequate. But the law has an
important part to play in this process by ensuring that finds of
substantial value or importance should be preserved for the nation
and made available to the public in museums. For many hundreds of
years, the Law of Treasure was the common law of treasure trove.
Today it is essentially based on the Treasure Act 1996. Although
the Act is a great improvement on the common law it is nevertheless
not always rational and the meaning of some of its provisions is
sometimes obscure. This book aims to provide a reliable guide to
the Law of Treasure in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and also
to explain the role played by legal institutions, such as the
Coroner, in that process. This book will be of interest to
archaeologists, museums, coroner's offices, finds liaison officers,
farmers and landlords' associations. It will also be of interest
and utility to metal detectorists since, in addition to explaining
what objects are considered to be treasure by the law, it explains
the legal restrictions on searching for artefacts, the duty to
report finds of treasure and the structure of the valuation process
and rewards.
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