Belong to the Crown? What rubbish. People would be fools to reveal findings then.
IRS, same deal here. ‘reveal findings’.
> Belong to the Crown? What rubbish. People would be fools to reveal findings then.
I believe when the Crown claims such treasure, the finder gets paid as does the person whose land it was on. It’s not like they just take it without compensation. The artifact goes into a local museum, where it belongs.
I think that’s a great way to ensure that a Nation’s treasures don’t end up in some foreigner’s possession. Just because somebody “found” something doesn’t make it theirs — that’s an old Common Law principle.