▁been ▁un ear th ed ▁before ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁res old ▁or ▁be que athed ▁since ▁then . ▁In ▁reality , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁objects ▁were ▁found ▁recently , ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁deal ers , ▁and ▁registered ▁under ▁false ▁numbers . ▁Arch ae olog ists ▁and ▁deal ers ▁agree ▁that ▁Israel ' s ▁anti qu ities ▁laws ▁are ▁avoided ▁easily , ▁so ▁vessels ▁and ▁co ins ▁in ▁stores ▁likely ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁tomb ▁pl under ed ▁by ▁anti qu ities ▁th ieves . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁Am ir ▁D ror i , ▁a ▁former ▁general ▁and ▁now ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Anti qu ities ▁Author ity , ▁wants ▁to ▁ban ▁anti qu ities ▁trade , ▁which ▁he ▁says ▁creates ▁demand ▁that ▁fe eds ▁the ft . ▁The ▁authority ▁over se es ▁anti qu ities , ▁super vis es ▁dig s , ▁issues ▁perm its ▁to ▁exc av ators ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁rest oring ▁historic ▁sites . ▁The ▁I AA ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁decide ▁who ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁trade ▁in ▁anti qu ities , ▁which ▁is ▁required ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Anti qu ities ▁Law . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁The ▁Israel ▁Anti qu ities ▁Author ity ▁is ▁aware ▁that ▁the ▁registration ▁number ▁sc am ▁is ▁taking ▁place ▁but ▁la cks ▁the ▁resources ▁to ▁cl amp ▁down ▁on ▁it . ▁There ▁are ▁ 6 5 ▁registered ▁deal ers ▁in ▁Israel ▁and ▁only ▁ 2 . 5 ▁officers ▁dedicated ▁to ▁enfor cing ▁Israel