The realities of Artifact Hunting... The cold hard truth

[Calabash Digger]

This is how it goes in the Artifact game sometimes....

 

[BoltSnap]

But you still had fun, right??

 

[Calabash Digger]

Headed out Tuesday!

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

Headed out Tuesday!

Good luck, brother!

 

[Pressurehead]

Artifact diving in Sydney Harbour between the Sydney Opera House and Fort Denison [you stay on the bottom and use a compass due the boat traffic] , found , old bottles, and rifles [ww1 and 2, both in a bad way], chain saw and lots of other stuff, but a few thing in Oz wants to sting , eat or sap you, bumped by a bull shark [told me to 'bugger off', which I did] and "hit" with one of these Underwater Sydney - Numb Ray Numb Ray, not nice.
Over Artifact diving now.

 

[The Chairman]

Please remember to check the local laws. In Florida, artifacts over fifty years and fossils of any vertebrates require a permit. I'm not trying to debate the merits of finding cool stuff on the bottom, I'm just stating the facts.

 

[Calabash Digger]

Don't take this the wrong way but that has nothing to do with what we are talking about here....I take offense and almost think your insinuating I am doing something wrong.

 

[The Chairman]

No, no, I applaud you finding all that you find. I don't agree with all the laws restricting the retrieval of artifacts from rivers and other bodies of water. But this thread is about the REALITIES of diving for artifacts. Local laws vary and they are indeed a reality when you pursue any hobby. Best to figure it out before you get stopped.

 

[The Chairman]

FWIW, I have no idea what the laws are in NC. I'm sure you do!

 

[Calabash Digger]

Your swimming in your local river and you see a Spanish Gold coin from the 1700s laying on the bottom... Do you pick it up or leave because of the law? Yeah right!! I have a Archaeological License to retrieve Fossils and Artifacts....