In virtually any country, a treasure hunter must share their spoils
For many people, searching for treasure is a real passion. And recently, the hobby of treasure hunting has grown to incredible proportions. And if earlier the main tools for treasure hunting were a shovel and a pickaxe, the arsenal of modern treasure hunters includes a GPS navigator, a metal detector, and other modern innovations.
Thousands of treasure hunters try to find the treasures of the Incas or discover McKenna's treasure. Some seek the tomb of Genghis Khan, which, according to historians, is packed to the brim with the riches he conquered, while others search for the treasure of the Knights Templar, whose location is a mystery to many. Armed with these metal detectors and modern GPS navigators, many hunters try to find the most mysterious treasures.
In 2005, the whole world was shocked by a treasure discovered by a group of treasure hunters on Mas a Tierra Island. The total value of gold doubloons and piastres, as well as Inca figurines, was $10 billion. And in 2009, German treasure hunter Klaus Kepler found a sunken ship with treasures worth over €7 million. Half of this sum the treasure hunter must give to the government of Indonesia, off whose coast the pirate ship was found.
What is due to the finder of a treasure under the laws of other countries?
In Russia, the value of the treasure is divided equally between the landowner and the finder. If the landowner was unaware of the treasure hunt on their property, then all the treasure goes to them.
In the United Kingdom, amateur treasure hunting is not permitted, and all those involved in excavations are supervised by the British Archaeological Council.
In France, the find is also divided equally between the landowner and the treasure hunter.
In Germany, all rights to found treasures belong to the landowner.
And according to international law, the country to which the sunken ship belongs can claim half the value of the treasures. The other half is divided among the treasure hunters and the country in whose territorial waters the ship sank.
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