Posted by jeff Shaw on March 19, 2005 at 09:12:19:
In Reply to: Re: conviction in diver "recovery" of pre civil war rifle posted by lagdivr on March 19, 2005 at 07:16:10:
My step sister (Kathryn Bard) is an archeologist for Boston U and National Geographic. She says that every local government has different rules and that it is now an important part of archaeology that the scientists be aware of and adhere to the laws. She says that some digs have armed police watching over them at all times.
She recently found an ancient boat...
http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2005/03-18/archaeologist.html
Not quite wreck diving, but way cool.