Rodríguez-Temiño, IgnacioAlmansa Sánchez, Jaime2025-07-082025-07-082025Rodríguez-Temiño, I., & Almansa-Sánchez, J. (2025). Spain: No Country for Furtive Detectorism. International Journal of Cultural Property, 1–17. doi:10.1017/S0940739125000104https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42423This article examines the evolution of artifact hunting in Spain, particularly in Andalusia, highlighting the legal measures implemented to combat archaeological looting over the past three decades. In contrast to the liberal model led by England and Wales, a more conservative approach, like the Spanish one, offers valuable insights with a clear effect in the protection of archaeological heritage that can serve as an example for other nations grappling with similar challenges.eng© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Cultural Property Society. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/LootingMetal detectingArchaeologyLegal frameworksValuationjournal article10.1017/S09407391250001041465-7317open access