I don't think anyone knows the definitive answer to your questions!
If you want to know about a specific country's cultural property laws
I recommend you contact that nation's appropriate ministry or
government department rather than rely on internet pages which may be
out of date or inaccurate. As they're on the tax-payer's payroll
they'll either never reply or send you more information than you
could read in a month of Sundays.
The UK has fairly cumbersome export procedures for UK finds but I
don't think many people would agree to define it as non-exporting.
Even Dubai which seems to be the main 2007/8 clearing-house
for "dubious" Mesopotamian antiquities has strict laws relating to
the export of its own heritage!
Rolf
> Hi,
>
>
> What countries do allow the private discovery, private ownership
and
> legal export of antiquities?
>
> My research is limited to the internet with often conflicting and
> outdated information. I find good information about the countries
laws
> on metal detecting but nothing definitive on private excavation and
> export.
>
> Can someone clarify what countires will allow the export of
antiquities
> found within their borders? I think it would also be worth noting
that
> countries with extremely encumbersome export papers and long
waiting
> periods could be considered as non-exporting countries.
>
> Steve
>
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