23rd August 2010, 07:17 PM
chrysalis Wrote:Oh dear Unitof1, it must be horrible to be inside your head. One day you'll be blocked from this site and we may be able to have a grown-up discussion without fear of inaccurate ranting nonsense. Go and read the NE website on what is and isn't eligable for grants as previous efforts on this site to enlighten your ignorance on a variety of other subjects have failed and I cannot be bothered to try. You are off topic as usual.
Until that day I will merely go back to the point, namely while the use of HERs by illicit metal detectorsts is reprehensible and (anecdotally) does appear to be happening the duty to report to HERs remains upon every responsible archaeologist/interested party as the HERs have many other uses.
This specific case of treasure hunting in marine waters does seem to be in breach of international law
http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/projects/i...-sokal.htm
Breaking the law is not the way to highlight problems with it, lobbying your MP, MEP or other elected representative IS the way to go, particularly if you have a more sensible proposal and have demonstrable public support e.g. via a petition
France is not a signatory. Try again
http://portal.unesco.org/la/convention.a...nguage=E&o