Giza men arrested after digging up ancient temple under house

Ahram Online ^ | Wednesday 29 Oct 2014 | Nevine El-Aref

[SunkenCiv]

Men carrying out illegal excavation work found the remains of an Egyptian temple from the reign of New Kingdom King Tuthmose III

[SunkenCiv]

Two of the seven are "Palestinian".

[samtheman]

I don’t get what was actually illegal.

Just the act of digging?
The act of digging with the intent of finding?
The find itself?
The shovels themselves (possibly unregistered)?

What did they actually do wrong and at what point did what they do become wrong?

[2ndDivisionVet]

“Palestinians,” eh? Were Santa Clause, Nessie, Big Foot and the Tooth Fairy involved, as well?

[Telepathic Intruder]

I wonder how far down I own the land my house is on.

[Huskrrrr]

ALSO FOUND: AN ANCIENT MCDONALDS:

[Nevadan]

Impressive!

[eyedigress]

Cool.

Just more signs of Global Warming.

[eyedigress]

You need to go to Utah. That place is nuts. Save for years and blow it all there. It doesn’t have enough time for our space. Serious

[ComputerGuy]

My property is loaded with Indian artifacts. Over the years I’ve dug a hole or three - or six or twelve. I forgot to ask the state for permission each time.

[Huskrrrr]

I will give it a try, thanks.

[conservative98]

Indiana: Here, take this,

[hands Marion a torch]

Indiana: Wave it at anything that slithers.

Marion: The whole place is slitherin’!

[Scrambler Bob]

I wonder how far down I own the land my house is on. —

And a Chinese is asking the same question.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad caelum et ad inferos (”For whoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to Heaven and down to Hell”), goes back to the 13th century. But as far as air rights, 500 feet above any structure is open sky anyone can fly through.

[TigersEye]

Dr. Hawas will personally whack their peepees for this outrage.

[ApplegateRanch]

I wonder how far down I own the land my house is on.

That is a very complex question, which depends upon several factors. Generally speaking:

If it's something valuable under there, you own the surface only.

If it's an "environmental hazard" beneath, then you own as deep as it gets.

[Telepathic Intruder]

I’m reminded of baseball player Matt White finding that his property was sitting on something like a $billion worth of semi-precious rock. He’s managed to extract enough to retire on.

[Bigg Red]

Excellent point!

[Bigg Red]

Visited Utah once. It is indeed beautiful and seems otherworldly, but I have no desire to go back.

[null and void]

Or more briefly, you only own it if no one else wants it.