BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 00:22:00
As things stand, an artefact is classed as treasure if it's more than 300 years old and made in part from a precious metal, such as gold or silver, or if it's more than 300 years old and one of a number of items found together, or a hoard as it's known. treasure is offered to museums first, to see if they want to buy it. it's a way of keeping nationally important items on public display. the treasure act protects our heritage, enables finds that we make in fields like this to go into national museums, so everybody can share them. if it's not treasure, it can be sold straight to a private colle...