THESE ARE TWO ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS FROM BETWEEN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES

The Civil Guard and the Cabildo recover two historical anchors that were being sold on the internet

The person who was trading with these two pieces has been reported "for an administrative infraction" against the Historical Heritage Law of the Canary Islands

March 14 2017 (12:33 WET)
The Civil Guard and the Cabildo recover two historical anchors that were being sold on the internet
The Civil Guard and the Cabildo recover two historical anchors that were being sold on the internet

The Nature Protection Detachment (Deprona) of Timanfaya of the Civil Guard, together with the Historical Heritage Service of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, has recovered two anchors of archaeological and historical value that a Spanish citizen was selling through the internet. He in turn has been denounced for an administrative infraction to the Historical Heritage Law of the Canary Islands. The two objects, pending a correct dating, belong to a period between the 17th and 18th centuries, according to the Civil Guard.

It was a Heritage Service guard who, on March 6, detected on the Internet that a person, domiciled in Lanzarote, was selling two anchors with a potential historical value, so he immediately notified the Civil Guard.

On the 8th, Deprona officers went to the place in question, a site owned by a company - which "collaborated at all times and authorized the corresponding inspection", according to the Civil Guard - and where the anchors were found.

Could not prove its legal origin


Once the seller was located, he admitted to being the owner, although he acknowledged that he did not possess any title or document that protected the legal origin of the anchors. By not notifying the competent authorities of the discovery of the anchors and trying to traffic with them, this person was denounced for a serious infraction, and the anchors were seized.

At the same time, the Civil Guard requested collaboration from the Cabildo to carry out the transfer of the anchors, which were deposited on the 10th in the Archaeological Fund of the Island Corporation.

Law 4/1999 on Historical Heritage provides for different sanctions for acts that damage or harm historical and archaeological assets and objects, most of which are fines that can reach up to 600,000 euros. In this specific case, the regulations establish fines from 3,001 to 150,000 euros.

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