[meteorite-list] Legality of Libyan Desert Glass ArtifactsDiscussion

From: stan . <laser_maniac_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jun 12 04:02:49 2004
Message-ID: <BAY18-F81IA3EEmYDKF00036093_at_hotmail.com>

>I sense a little(?) hypocrisy here. It would seem
>to me that archeologists have been the greatest
>looters of all time concerning artifacts. I haven't
>seen any reports of any of the major museums around
>the world scrambling to return the treasures taken out
>of other countries. Whether it was looted before or
>after 1970,,,it was still looted.

in all fairness a muesum is a bit diffrent than a private collector. sure
both my preserve a relic, however a muesume allows for it to be enjoyed by
the public as a whole. afterall, what good is a relic if it's left burried
in the ground so as to never allow us to learn from it, or apreciate it.

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Received on Sat 12 Jun 2004 04:02:12 AM PDT