Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Wreck of the Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria: Protection and management of underwater cultural heritage in Baltic wat ers -- 3. Norwegian archaeological heritage - legislation and reality - - 4. Archaeological Heritage Resource Management in Romania and Moldova : a comparative view -- 5. Archaeological Heritage, Treasure Hunters, M etal Detectors and Forgeries in the Centre of Europe; Archaeology and L aw in Slovakia -- 6. Legislation and Persuasion; Portable Antiquities a nd the Limit of the Law. Some Scottish and British Perspectives -- 7. C ontinuing Conflicts over the Excavation, Retention and Display of Human Remains -- 8. Archaeological metal detecting by amateurs in Flanders: Legislation, policy and practice of a hobby -- 9. No room for good inte ntions? Private metal detecting and archaeological sites in the plough layer in Norway -- 10. Archaeological heritage and metal detectors: sho uld we be managing supply or demand? -- 11. Conclusion.

Archaeological heritage legislation aims to ensure the best possible protection for the archaeological heritage, yet it remains the case th at legislation can remain ineffective through other practical considera tions. Some consideration may be legal or procedural, such as difficult ies in enforcing legislation or in preventing crimes or damage or archa eological monuments. However other problems may be less obvious and har der to address, and require solutions which go much further than the si mple application of the law. The aim of this volume is to address sever al issues surrounding the management of archaeological heritage compari ng and contrasting which laws 'work' and which ones do not, and ignorin g other issues which might effectively present the transplantation of a n 'ideal system' to another country or political climate. Or the cultur al attitudes which might prevent a law working in the legal system for which it was designed. The contributions are from various international jurisdictions and address a variety of subjects - from the protection of archaeological monuments to dealing with and controlling chance find s made by members of the public.