Archaeologists Dig for Clues , by Kate Duke 1996. HarperCollins Children's Books. It's okay to pick up artifacts whenever you see them. Law enforcement official, Rich Davis, standing by a hole made by looters who stole artifacts from this site. Federal and state laws do not allow the removal of artifacts from public lands without a permit.
Archaeologists get to keep any gold or other artifacts that they find.
Photo from manuscript by C. Irwin-Williams. They believe that the objects they dig up should be kept together as a collection to be available for study or display. By law, artifacts recovered from federal or state lands belong to the public, and must be taken care of on behalf of the public. A young visitor at the Burke Museum, viewing an exhibit in the lobby. In order to do this, they look for clues such as stone tools, pottery, plants, and animal bones, like these bird bones.