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Treasure Trove: dumb enchantment or new law?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Neil Cookson*
Affiliation:
9 Victoria Avenue, Cleckheaton BD19 3BJ, UK

Extract

Successive UK Governments have persisted in maintaining the archaic nonsense of Treasure Trove. This paper demonstrates the unsuitability of a medieval Royal Prerogative for protecting our archaeological heritage, and goes on to outline a more effective system. This rejects the principle of animus revertendi and concentrates on the protection of portable antiquities in its own right. It advocates a system of statutory reporting and certification, coupled with a policy of acquisition in the public interest.

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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1992

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