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Florjanowicz P.

Ochrona Zabytków

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2009

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issue 3

3-4

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Dear Readers, The issue o f “Ochrona Zabytków " that we are currently putting; into your hands constitutes the first step in the direction of major changes in our magazine, which is addressed to the Polish conservation professionals. Phis issue is a so-called transitory stage. A comprehensive article written by Zbigniew Kobyliński regarding scientific, conservation and ethical bases o f the philosophy o f protecting archaeological heritage, richly illustrated by examples from all over the world and supported by numerous legal arguments portrays the modern approach to archaeology; based on preventive conservation which relies on preservation o f authentic historical structure. Phis interpretation complies with the principles determined in the mission o f the National Heritage Hoard o f Poland which stipulates that the N1 IP is a national institution o f culture that creates bases for sustainable protection oj heritage - it collects and popularises knowledge about monuments, determines standards o f their protection and conservation a n d shapes social awareness for the purpose of preserving Poland 's cultural heritage f or future generations . The text referred to above and the very competent article on combating crime against archaeological monuments also constitute signals that archaeology is going to be a constant issue o f interest in our magazine. Issues rela ted to protection o f archaeological monuments, most numerous, most endangered and least recognized, require special support. The scope o f issues related to the heritage o f the past, and therefore subjects that we are trying to bring closer to you, is, obviously, very extensive. Starting from presentation o f painting masterpieces, such as the works o f Rembrandt from the collection of the Royal Castle in Warsaw - whose complex conservation process was discussed in chapter "Realisations " - to showing monuments that testify to perception o f art in rural areas, for example paintings in the late-Baroque church in Krosno (Warmia region). Two highly recommended texts that we would like to encourage you to read were written or co-written by the employees of our institution. Phis is another important change - we will use our best effort to make "Ochrona Zabytków ' a place where concepts and achievements resulting from conservation programmes currently implemented by our institution are presented. At the same time, we have the pleasure o f informing you that as o f January I, 2011 our institution will be transformed into the National Heritage Institute with an increased scope o f competences, pursuant to a decision o f the Minister o f Culture and National / leritage. The range o f our activities will be increased even more; "Ochrona Zabytków will also continue to develop and - hopefully - the circle o f its readers will keep growing. I invite you to read our periodical! Paulina Florjanowicz Director a. i. of the National Heritage Hoard of Poland

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Sabaciński M.

Ochrona Zabytków

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2012

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issue 1-2

191-198

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The transformations of the system in the 1990s resulted in a significant change of the scale and specific nature of the danger of crime against objects of heritage. The consequences of the said process were transformations of central institutions responsible for the protection of monuments and the passing of the Law on the protection and care of monuments, which contained a new definition of the monument and an updated list of crimes and offences against heritage. As regards crime fighting measures, the last decade saw the establishment of the interministerial task force for the fighting of crime against cultural property and the National Team for the Fighting of Crime Against National Heritage in the General Headquarters of the Police. Two unprecedented interministerial agreements regarding the rules of co-operation of uniformed services and the Ministry of Culture in the fighting of crime against monuments were signed, too. The advancing specialisation of state services resulted from the specific nature of the kind of crime concerned. Effective fighting of such crime requires continuous professionalisation and close co-operation with the scientific environment and experts in the protection of monuments. The establishment of specialised units in the Police, the Civil Service and the Border Guard led to the improvement of the effectiveness of their operations in the last few years. Offences against archaeological heritage turned out to be one of the present-day challenges with regard to crime fighting. The National Heritage Board of Poland co-operates actively with the Police and border services to that extent by organising specialist training courses, issuing training materials and opinions, giving professional advice on particular criminal cases and initiating a series of educational projects targeted at a wide group of recipients. Regular co-operation with the Allegro website was also established and the three-year Polish-Norwegian training project “Legal and illegal trade in cultural property” was completed. One of the most topical challenges is the identification of stolen objects of heritage. This is why the National Heritage Board of Poland, a depositary of the national resource of information on heritage, is an institution that can contribute to the solving of many criminal cases, and the international co-operation of NHMP makes it possible to conduct the identification process on a European scale.

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Trzciński M.

Wiadomości Archeologiczne

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2017

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vol. LXVIII

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issue 68

33-43

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The problem of illegal detecting for artefacts was first diagnosed in Poland in the 1990s. Today, destruction and depredation of archaeological sites continues to be one of the most serious threats to the archaeological heritage. Sadly, actions taken over the last two decades aimed on combatting this harmful practice have not been successful. Searching for archaeological and historical objects using metal detectors has been a highly controversial subject, made worse at present now that additionally to criminal activities recognized in the past new forms have appeared, e.g., metal detecting on battlefields, death camps and POW camps. The large and polarized detectorist community has been complaining about the repressive law, accusing archaeologists of negligence in running archaeological investigations and disregard for issues which are of a major interest to amateur detectorists. Non-compliance with legal regulations is widespread owing to the negligible success rate in persecuting illegal treasure hunting. This is compounded by the low level of awareness of the need for heritage protection among the general public, the archaeological record in particular. This situation should be blamed to some extent on the State, its failure to implement long-term and comprehensive education projects designed to raise public awareness about the specific nature of the archaeological heritage. As a result, illegal metal detecting has been perceived as a harmless hobby. All attempts made to regulate this phenomenon are increasingly being met with a public resistance. Responding to proposals of improving the relations between detectorists and the archaeologist-conservator community the article presents a number of strategies which could solve some of the diagnosed problems. One solution might inviting a group of detectorists selected from among their large and mostly anonymous mass to pursue their hobby openly, only along new rules, in close, and more importantly, regular cooperation with professional archaeologists, involving them in making discoveries relevant for the progress of history and archaeology research. Other possibly useful measures: 1) modifying the currently enacted legal definition of archaeological artefact; 2) changing the terms of issue of permits to detect for buried or lost artefacts; 3) we permit a group of specified amateurs to make searches with metal detectors.

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