Comments on: Spain called. It wants its tons of gold and silver back. http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/39 History fetish? What history fetish? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:08:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/39#comment-11150 livius drusus Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:23:37 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/39#comment-11150 Underwater loot is usually finders keepers, as long as it's in international waters. Things get trickier in territorial waters, but either way, when a country starts getting antsy about the scattering of its cultural patrimony it inevitably finds some legal means to pursue the case. I'll have to do a post about the whole Getty situation in Italy. Underwater loot is usually finders keepers, as long as it’s in international waters. Things get trickier in territorial waters, but either way, when a country starts getting antsy about the scattering of its cultural patrimony it inevitably finds some legal means to pursue the case.

I’ll have to do a post about the whole Getty situation in Italy.

]]> By: wei yau http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/39#comment-11149 wei yau Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:16:38 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/39#comment-11149 Fascinating read. I never realized that countries could lay claim to recovered loot. I'm not sure how I feel about that, I mean these treasure hunters spend a lot of time and money in recovering the loot, so they kinda earned it. OTOH, I keep thinking that there should be some kind of legal claim. Fascinating read. I never realized that countries could lay claim to recovered loot.

I’m not sure how I feel about that, I mean these treasure hunters spend a lot of time and money in recovering the loot, so they kinda earned it.

OTOH, I keep thinking that there should be some kind of legal claim.

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