[meteorite-list] Brazil National Museum Completely Gutted by Fire

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 10:34:37 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW-jVrZ-9E9XQqGgtejQsJgBC+7=e-czkscOyKSu3LFQwA_at_mail.gmail.com>

A fresco from Pompeii. Egyptian death masks. Thousands of Aztec, Inca,
Olmec, and Toltec artifacts - the largest collection of pre-Columbian
artifacts in the world. Not to mention all of the meteorites. This is
a loss that will have ripple effects in numerous fields of science.


On 9/3/18, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Absolutely a tragedy for all humanity. Massive collections of historical
> items.
>
> Michael Farmer
>
>> On Sep 3, 2018, at 10:07 AM, Paul via Meteorite-list
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>> Inferno at Brazil's National Museum causes 'irreparable'
>> damage and grief By Claudia Dominguez, Flora Charner
>> and Holly Yan, CNN, September 3, 2018
>> https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/02/americas/brazil-national-museum-fire-intl/index.html
>>
>> Brazil National Museum fire: Key treasures at risk, BBC News
>> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45395774
>>
>> Brazil museum fire: Funding cuts blamed as icon is gutted, BBC News
>> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45398084
>>
>> Among the 20 million items presumed lost are a Maxakalisaurus
>> skeleton, 11,500 year-old Luzia remains, Pompeii fresco, and
>> countless Pre-Columbian artifacts. The museum contains a
>> meteorite collection, which includes the Bendeg? Meteorite.
>>
>> Luzia Woman
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzia_Woman
>>
>> Bendeg? Meteorite
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendeg?_meteorite
>> https://meteoritosbrasileiros.webs.com/bendego1.html
>>
>> Yours,
>>
>> Paul H.
>>
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