▁most ▁likely ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁una war eness ▁of ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁her itage . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁Article ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Anti qu ities ▁Law ▁states ▁that ▁deal ers ▁can ▁sell ▁artifact s ▁only ▁if ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁license ▁form ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Anti qu ities . ▁Every ▁lic ensed ▁deal er ▁has ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁stock ▁and ▁register ▁it ▁ann ually . ▁The ▁I AA ▁suspect s ▁that ▁deal ers ▁replace ▁every ▁object ▁sold ▁a ▁similar ▁one , ▁and ▁assign ▁it ▁the ▁same ▁stock ▁number . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁When ▁an ▁anti qu ity ▁is ▁discovered ▁or ▁found ▁in ▁Israel , ▁it ▁becomes ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁State . ▁The ▁person ▁who ▁disco vers ▁or ▁finds ▁an ▁anti qu ity ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁notify ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ▁Anti qu ities ▁Author ity ▁within ▁fifteen ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁discovery ▁or ▁find . ▁A ▁person ▁claim ing ▁to ▁have ▁discovered ▁or ▁found ▁the ▁anti qu ity ▁before ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁this ▁law ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁provide ▁proof . ▁The ▁Director ▁may ▁wa ive ▁State ▁ownership ▁of ▁an ▁anti qu ity ▁in ▁writing . ▁ <0x09> ▁No ▁person ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁dig ▁or ▁search ▁for ▁anti qu ities , ▁including ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁metal ▁det ector . ▁No ▁person ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁gather ▁anti qu ities ▁unless ▁the ▁person ▁has ▁obtained ▁a ▁license ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁from ▁the ▁Director . ▁If ▁a ▁person ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁an ▁anti qu ity ▁site