Monday, September 26, 2005
Treasure Looters or Treasure Finders?
'twas already looted, so I guess they must be finders. Unless you count the government, then it's back to looting.
From the UK guardian:
The treasure was discovered on Robinson Crusoe's island where the non-fiction version of Defoes famous character, Alexander Selkirk, made his home for four long years. Treasure hunters have stalked the island for generations without success, and claims of fabulous discoveries are apparently taken with a grain of briny sand. This time, however, treasure hunters employed a mini robot "Arturito", with an established reputation for finding things searchers have previously missed.
From the UK guardian:
A long quest for booty from the Spanish colonial era appears to be culminating in Chile with the announcement by a group of adventurers that they have found an estimated 600 barrels of gold coins and Incan jewels on the remote Pacific island.
"The biggest treasure in history has been located," said Fernando Uribe-Etxeverria, a lawyer for Wagner, the Chilean company leading the search. Mr Uribe-Etxeverria estimated the value of the buried treasure at US$10bn (£5.6bn).
The announcement set off ownership claims. The treasure hunters claimed half the loot was theirs and said they would donate it to non-profit-making organisations. The government said that they had no share to donate.
The treasure was discovered on Robinson Crusoe's island where the non-fiction version of Defoes famous character, Alexander Selkirk, made his home for four long years. Treasure hunters have stalked the island for generations without success, and claims of fabulous discoveries are apparently taken with a grain of briny sand. This time, however, treasure hunters employed a mini robot "Arturito", with an established reputation for finding things searchers have previously missed.
