France's treasure hunters

"Treasure hunt" theme of the film has always been focused, "Indiana Jones" and other films has become a classic. Like Indiana Jones as to explore the mysterious treasure, as well as rich exotic, thrilling adventure, the ups and downs of the plot, these are great to meet people's fantasies. So, in real life, in the end there is no such treasure hunt people?
In fact, there are a dozen in France exclusively for the professional people who treasure hunt, amateur treasure hunters have several hundred thousand.
Among them is a typical representative of the people named Alan Claudelke, He is 49 years old. So far, he found a total of about 400 kilograms of gold treasure.
Alan Claudelke treasure hunt career began at age 14, when he was saving money to buy his first metal detector. He was living in a beach called La Rochelle small town. The late 60s of last century, to transform the town, there are many old houses need to tear down, so he took the probe to the day where the cruise. He was the best result is found in an old mill next to the 500 gold coins. In the search of a small town upside down, he decided to go for more space - Paris.
He first incognito in Paris to work at a hardware store, until a year later learned to improve the sensitivity of metal detectors and key technologies, this quietly leave. Later, he found a World War II because of the ground floor of two cans were buried about 70 kg of gold coins and a war fame. These coins only when the price of World War II, at least the value of 8,000,000 francs. Since then, there are lots of people come here especially, employed his own old house, the old yard for exploration, hopes to find unexpected treasures left by ancestors. He also did many gains. In accordance with the rules, for the discovery
Treasure, he commission every time 1 / 3.
Summing up his experience of 30 years of treasure hunting, Alan Claudelke think we can pay more attention to the following 4 points:
1. "Of its profits." Although such a metal detector alone piece of equipment, good performance will have to spend nearly 1,000 euros, but the absolute value for money spent. Alan Claudelke now hired a special assistant on the ground with special radar to detect, and then identify the data to the computer for processing.
2. Staying in the library. Be familiar with the local historical documents relating to all, especially with regard to a particular account of the village or castle.
3. "And the people." To visit the local senior citizens, especially those who know a lot of local legends the elderly. In the coffee shop, people talk and gossip rushes often contains a wealth of information. Hunters from the local population, but important clues can be obtained. 4. Marked sensitive. Had people buried treasure, in order to be able to find it in the future, often leaves a special directional signs, for example, a strange mark on the wall or floor of a untimely stakes.
That is not to say, those in the know, the Indiana Jones to be played out? Wait a minute! Want to treasure hunt, it is important to know the same thing, that is the law.
If there is no law, treasure hunts, and Tomb, what is the difference?
French law stipulates that only the historical period of 200 years in what can only be considered as a "treasure", allows individuals to treasure, and history of 200 years or more years of what you were strictly defined as having "historical or heritage value", only allow the professional archaeological archaeological institutions, and must obtain the formal authorization can be detected before or excavation. That is, if the Indiana Jones set foot on French territory, whether he means the kind of treasure hunt can be convicted of "organized vandalism" can be on, but first he was arrested and detained for 48 hours, is absolutely according to law.
Gengrang treasure suffering and that French law also stipulates that the historical life of more than 200 years of heritage, and if found to be unintentional, may have some ownership. For example, in November 1997, a man named Arden children 2 years and a half, the North Ward in Bali Xi Oise playing a pick up a forest of ancient coins, later, his father, where a total of digging out of the 425 17th century coins. As another example, in March 2007, a 27-year-old masonry castle in the Loire known - Cher renovated an old 15th century house, accidentally discovered a can of Renaissance gold, worth more than 60 million euros. Discoverer of the last two are assigned no intention of half of the money. As for holding a map, with tools, "intends" treasure hunt, the law flatly defined as a crime.


This is why France's treasure map and a far cry from most people think, not one hidden in the mists of medieval history, sheepskin manuscript, on the contrary, all print version, and very bright. Take a closer time, even during World War II's hidden treasures or "1973."
The law also provides that if the name of the treasures found there, treasure hunters would like to inform the local municipal authorities or police record, to determine whether its ownership of other people, or they might fall into theft disputes. For the discovery of treasure, treasure hunting and treasure Pocket Watch which the people need a house or land owner consultations equally. The process of valuation and division are usually experts from the civil courts presided over, the cost is 500 euros to 1,500 euros per. If the negotiation fails, then the only court.
In addition, the scope is limited to personal treasure hunt on land, buried the treasure in the sea's not ask how, that any owned by the state. So while the French three facing the sea, maritime history can be traced back to the 4th century BC, ancient Greece, well documented history of the famous shipwreck found everywhere - in France, 40% said that the treasures are buried in the seabed - - but this, France's treasure can only be a "feel powerless and frustrated", never daring to step forward.