Just an FYI ( my buddy who is an archeologist just wrote this on another site)... It would apply to historical artifacts found on private or public land through activities like metal detecting, hunting, fishing, quadding, hiking, Etc!
I know some people are aware, but just thought I'd send a quick reminder, about the Historical Resources Act of Alberta. With the flood, numerous archaeological and paleontological sites have either been exposed or further exposed. According to the Act, it is illegal to remove any artifacts with fines up to $50K. If you happen to come across a find, please report it to Alberta Culture at (780) 431-2300. The best thing to do is take photos and a GPS waypoint to send to them. If you have any questions you can contact them. Please pass along the word as the minute we take these objects away, we loose all information associated with them and, according to the act, are destroying the site. While I know these objects are pretty amazing, please let professionals record the contextual information and contribute to helping preserve our past. I compare it to poaching. We don't like to see fish poached from our rivers, and my fellow colleagues don't appreciate seeing these items poached from their context. There is a great article from the Herald that highlights this and it reminds us that both fossils AND archaeological artifacts are protected:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/al...179/story.html