""When the men found the treasure, they didn’t notify the farmer who owned the field or the authorities, ""
Metal detecting 101
E, they should have asked before going hunting. If they notified after then the finds would be the property of the farmer. Im guessing 'because the treasure was seized' its worth or itself wouldnt be returned to the lawfull owner, the farmer.
England has a pretty interesting system for this. You get cash, they keep the artifacts. That way people don't melt down priceless treasure. Not sure I agree with it, but that's why these guys are being sent to jail. They tried to keep the find for themselves. Because you know.... They found it and it was probably on their land.
[–] AnotherGrayman ago (edited ago)
This is why colonists fought a revolution.
If you find something deep in the ground that's been lost so long everyone who knew about it has died, and then people kidnap you and lock you in a cell because you didn't give your find away to them, you are a slave.
[–] 9NaughtZ 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
the UK is cucked. fuckum