Virginia might ban relic hunting on preserved battlefields

Nearly every day, on one of America’s Civil War battlefields, some tangible bit of history is erased. Relic hunters were at work, unearthing the metallic evidence of warfare. That’s due to legal loopholes and the fact that most battlefield acreage has not been preserved. In Virginia, though, a proposal to discourage metal detecting on battlefields owned or held in easement by a private preservation group is gaining traction in the General Assembly. -- Article