Who is the intruder?

[Vox veritas]

Who is the intruder?
For centuries divers have been dedicated to collecting treasures from shipwrecks. This is demonstrated by this document from 1621, where the diver Juan Cabrera claims 2,160 pesos for the work carried out removing the silver from the "El Rosario" galleon. A spontaneous question arises: who is the intruder in the activity of recovering: the diver who has been doing it for centuries or the underwater archaeologist, who has only been doing it for 70 years?

For centuries divers have been dedicated to collecting treasures from shipwrecks. This is demonstrated by this document from 1621, where the diver Juan Cabrera claims 2,160 pesos for the work carried out removing the silver from the "El Rosario" galleon. A spontaneous question arises: who is the intruder in the activity of recovering: the diver who has been doing it for centuries or the underwater archaeologist, who has only been doing it for 70 years?

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Family Maps of Hinds County, Mississippi, Deluxe Edition - Grab it through Amazon!

[Vox veritas]

Double text: so you can read it better!

 

[MiddenMonster]

There is a place for both in the shipwreck world, and both could be considered "the intruder" depending on the context. If you find a shipwreck in international waters (or on your own property) you should be able to salvage, recover or loot that wreck to your heart's content. But it's also nice to have an archaeologist along to document and research the wreck for the sake of knowledge and understanding. The real intruder however is government, which muscles its way in and takes over, giving preference to the archaeologist, who gladly accepts it.