Whether to keep it privately or hand it over to the state, the question of the ownership of cultural relics after picking them up has always been controversial. Some people think that why should they hand in the artifacts they have picked up?For example, if you find a cultural relic in your own land, why not belong to the individual?Such an idea is understandable from the point of view of common sense. However, according to the Antiquities Act, excavated cultural objects must be handed over to the state, not to individuals. Once an individual's private transaction is discovered, it will be punished by law.
In recent decades, although there have been many unexpected discoveries of cultural relics on the land of the motherland, very few have actually taken the initiative to hand them over to the state. Many people's first instinct after discovering cultural relics is often to keep themselves and wait for the right time**, so that they are likely to get rich overnight. For example, in 2013, a villager in Sichuan accidentally fished out a gold seal in a river, which was identified as being made of gold. Although the villager did not understand the value of the seal, his first impression was that it was a valuable treasure.
He knows that cultural relics have a high value, and there are many antique dealers in the market who are willing to buy them, as long as the items are very valuable, the ** that comes out is jaw-dropping. So, the villager took the seal to find a buyer, and finally sold it for a staggering 13 million yuan. Subsequently, he chose **, and in the next 3 years, it can be said that he lived a very chic life. However, unexpectedly, he was suddenly arrested 3 years later. This gold seal was fished out of the Minjiang River in Jiangkou Town, Pengshan District.
Back in 2005, when the workers found many cultural relics during the construction of the river, the river was subsequently protected and listed as a local cultural relics protection unit five years later, the famous "Jiangkou Shenyin Ruins". Obviously, there will always be some ill-intentioned people about this site, especially tomb robbers or idlers. A nearby resident surnamed Song was also excited, eager to get a treasure from it, trying to get rich overnight. In 2013, Song decided to dive into the river to hunt for treasure.
Finally, one night, he touched a heavy golden object and was thrilled. The next day, Song learned the value of this golden tiger and had another plan, and he decided to dive again to find other treasures. Unexpectedly, he found another nugget of gold, which turned out to be a seal. took these two treasures to an antique dealer, and finally sold them to a foreign dealer at a sky-high price of 13 million. However, three years later, he was arrested on suspicion of reselling cultural relics.
In 2016, due to the frequent resale of cultural relics at the "Jiangkou Shenyin Site", a special task force was established with the intention of recovering the resold cultural relics. After arduous investigation, the local public security successfully recovered thousands of cultural relics, the most precious of which was the "Golden Seal of Generalissimo Yongchang of Tiger Button". This gold seal was actually resold by Song three years ago. After a period of follow-up investigation, ** confirmed the "Golden Seal of Generalissimo Yongchang of Tiger Button" that was resold by Song that year. In view of this, Song's behavior was obviously illegal, so he was arrested.
Let's briefly introduce the former owner of the "Golden Seal of the Generalissimo of Tiger Button Yongchang"!In fact, it originally belonged to Zhang Xianzhong, the famous leader of the late Ming uprising, and fluorescent testing revealed that the seal was made around 1646. At that time, the only person who used the title of "marshal" was Zhang Xianzhong. In order to better protect the Zhang Xianzhong Shenyin site, the cultural relics department has carried out many protective excavations, and built the Jiangkou Shenyin Museum in the local area, with a total area of 540,000 square meters. As for Song's final ending?
After **, Song took the initiative to explain all the problems, including the merchant he sold to. In the end, Song also appeared in court to testify, which can be regarded as a meritorious achievement, so he was acquitted. However, what is surprising is that Song still has not repented. Taking advantage of the cultural relics department's excavation, he secretly excavated cultural relics again and resold them, and was finally sentenced to 10 years in prison.