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The Odyssey Case: press, public opinion and future policy

Pages 192-201 | Received 13 Feb 2017, Published online: 22 Apr 2021
 

Abstract

The Odyssey Case refers to the dispute between Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. (OME) and the Kingdom of Spain in the US courts to determine the ownership of more than 500,000 coins, as well as other artefacts, that OME recovered from a wreck‐site it had code‐named Black Swan. However, the process was much more than a dispute over the coins. It reflected many of the components involved in the protection of underwater archaeological heritage, especially when economic and political interests are at stake. Written from the perspective of an archaeologist working for the regional authority responsible for developing archaeological policy, this paper tries to assess the case's impact on future policy development.

El caso Odyssey se refiere a la disputa entre Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. (OME) y el reino de España en los tribunales norteamericanos para determinar la propiedad de más de 500,000 monedas, así como de otros artefactos, que OME recuperó de un pecio cuyo nombre codificado fue Black Swan. Sin embargo, el proceso fue mucho más que una disputa sobre las monedas. Reflejó muchos de los componentes presentes en la protección del patrimonio arqueológico subacuático, especialmente cuando entran en juego intereses económicos y políticos. Escrito desde la perspectiva de un arqueólogo que trabaja en la administración regional responsable del desarrollo de la política arqueológica, este trabajo trata de evaluar el impacto del caso en el desarrollo de futuras políticas.

Acknowledgments

This paper was made possible by R&D Project DER2013‐48826‐R, ‘Bases para articular una respuesta jurídica eficaz contra el expolio arqueológico’ (‘Terms for creating an effective legal response to archaeological looting’), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.

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Funding

Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness

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