Quote Originally Posted by Highland Logan View Post
I'm not sure what you mean? In England the rule of law is that anything over 300 years old belongs to the Crown. However the practice is that museums pay a fair market price to the finder. To show how honost this guy was, the also law says (from what I have heard) that you do not have to report a treasure find. Which means he could have kept it and sold it on the black market. This guy however reported it and made sure he catalogued everything for the archaeologist who took over the site.

Frank
True, but I just worry anytime "treasure" is found. I don't doubt his honesty in reporting the find, but I worry about the care he used in finding the hoard. I know how careful and delicate our excavations have to be and I know how easy it is to get excited and damage something...