The Treasure Trove system in Scotland in wider context – safeguarding the ecofacts as well as the artefacts from Scotland’s past

Citation

Tipping R (2012) The Treasure Trove system in Scotland in wider context – safeguarding the ecofacts as well as the artefacts from Scotland’s past. Advice Paper, 12-13. Royal Society of Edinburgh. http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/advice-papers/2012/AP12_13.pdf

Abstract
Authored by the Royal Society of Edinburgh of which Richard Tipping is a member.   First paragraph: Scotland's understanding of its cultural and environmental history is vitally dependent on having a reliable legal and administrative systemto secure the survival of archaeological and environmental finds of historical or scientific significance.