08-21-2006, 07:06 PM
I am in favor of making it a requirement to report any finds, and the EU could come up with one, reasonable standard, which might impose penalties for looters and rewards for people who find stuff. Looting is destroying significant sites and significant finds, but the lack of finances for official research makes it just as important for hobbyists and non-professionals to be allowed to help, if they are reporting what they find.
The low-life types who sneak about in the evenings and just dig and sell, are destroying sites all over the world. The holes dug in the ground in historical sites in Eastern Europe, that weren't there the day before, can turn even a non-archaeologist's stomach. You look at the holes and know deep down that the item(s) is/are never going to be recorded and are lost to the historical record.
I prefer to buy replicas, unless a museum is having a sale of excess materials, where I can get actual artifacts, and support a museum and further research. Private collectors have a place, IF they share their collections with the world, and keep good records. They also have a place if they hide their stolen treasures away.... the local prison. :twisted:
The low-life types who sneak about in the evenings and just dig and sell, are destroying sites all over the world. The holes dug in the ground in historical sites in Eastern Europe, that weren't there the day before, can turn even a non-archaeologist's stomach. You look at the holes and know deep down that the item(s) is/are never going to be recorded and are lost to the historical record.
I prefer to buy replicas, unless a museum is having a sale of excess materials, where I can get actual artifacts, and support a museum and further research. Private collectors have a place, IF they share their collections with the world, and keep good records. They also have a place if they hide their stolen treasures away.... the local prison. :twisted:
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