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

[Michael Farmer]

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 Bendegó Meteorite.
> 
> Luzia Woman
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzia_Woman
> 
> Bendegó Meteorite
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendegó_meteorite
> https://meteoritosbrasileiros.webs.com/bendego1.html
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Paul H.
> 
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