[meteorite-list] Re: Treasure Hunters

[tracy latimer]

The Kansas fields where these meteorites are being recovered have been 
repeatedly and thoroughly cultivated for the last 200 years.  How "virgin" 
do you believe the science would be for cultural artifacts in this area?

Tracy Latimer


>From: Thaddeus Besedin <endophasy at yahoo.com>
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Treasure Hunters Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 
>13:14:47 -0700 (PDT)
>
>They should be recovered, but we should be aware of how our excavation 
>impacts other deposits. I'll let this rest, guys. You know my position by 
>now. The same argument ("it will rot if I do nothing") is advanced by 
>"relic" hunters who search rivers, but there is a major difference between 
>surface hunting and excavation, and especially in the contexts of drainages 
>and areas subject to mass wasting. to protect their "troves," looters 
>typically do not disclose the provenances of their finds when offered for 
>sale, if at all they have been conscientious enough to record a GPS 
>position. Such negligence is irresponsible, and proves that the motive for 
>these activities is itself personal gain. Seriously, the prices that these 
>meteorites yield would be better deserved if all sciences involved with the 
>thin, fragile surface of the earth are considered. This would be the 
>attitude of a professional in any other invasive field.
>   -Thaddeus
>
>
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