The anthropology department of Towers University is doing an excavation on property that belongs to Farmer Brown.If in the process of excavation the university finds some valuable lost items,they will belong to Farmer Brown and not to the university.

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This is a principle of archaeological ethics known as "ownership" or "stewardship" of the cultural heritage found on private property. The finds are considered the property of the landowner, not the archaeologist or the institution funding the project.

The Anthropology Department of Towers University Is Doing an Excavation