Hello there. I am a trained archaeologist who works in connection with a British University, in their antiquities library. I think the world's past should be studied, of course, and more importantly preserved- not plundered and sold illegally to private bidders for their own art collections.
I do, on occassion, find myself in the situation where I can acquire antiquities for myself, straight out of the ground (I do a lot of world exploration out of my own pocket, and don't forget I'm fully trained, as well as having access to an entire library and archives...).
Of course I would give these to a museum or my University rather than selling to a private bidder- but do you think there's any harm in charging a small fee, far below what the items are actually worth in order to pad out my wallet a little, and bearing in mind that such institutions are under heavy budgeting anyway?
Nothing wrong in my book- what do you think?
2007-12-12
21:35:58
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