Some about the treasures you can buy in internet

[caiusbeerquitius]

Well. That is the difference between a collector and a scientist. For the collector the object is precious. For the scientist knowledge is precious. But each item that is taken out of its context by the detectorists destroys possible knowledge about an archaeological site foever. It is like taking pieces out of a puzzle, like taking a link out of a chain. Apart from that, in most European coutries it is illegal, so mainly people dealing with antiques are selling contraband. Italy has meanwhile its own police for these things, hopefully the other European countries will soon follow this example, so that not too much more damage will be done in the future.