tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296486328660705853.post7095833493574460866..comments2024-02-13T08:10:28.552+00:00Comments on Ancient Heritage: A Tale of Three Lawyers: Views on LA Times pieceDavid Knellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13488678409144873954noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296486328660705853.post-86994841168876013262014-04-11T01:18:36.699+00:002014-04-11T01:18:36.699+00:00You use the emotive phrase "programs that eng...You use the emotive phrase "programs that engage the public". The fragile and finite archaeological record is clearly best explored by archaeology. If you mean a programme wherein the public can engage in properly organised archaeology, then I'm all for it. If you mean a programme wherein the public merely exploits the record to add objects to museums or personal collections, then I deplore the irretrievable loss of information caused by a short-sighted policy.<br />David Knellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488678409144873954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296486328660705853.post-53970928968886172132014-04-11T00:29:49.387+00:002014-04-11T00:29:49.387+00:00Peter, quite apart from either St. Hilaire's a...Peter, quite apart from either St. Hilaire's associations or your own, I think my empathy with any "bias" shown by St. Hilaire is simply explained by common sense. The type of "conservation" practised by collectors is narrow and involves only the objects they buy. As you well know, that selfish pursuit of acquisition, unless conducted carefully, can so easily conflict with a much wider type of "conservation", that of the resource which benefits everyone. <br /><br />While the draconian status quo in places like Egypt, Greece and Cyprus undoubtedly has its faults, it broadly serves its purpose. A PAS-like scheme in such art-rich countries would be utterly impractical, not only economically but aspirationally. The purpose of conservation is to protect, not exploit. <br />David Knellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488678409144873954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6296486328660705853.post-46990164727863353772014-04-10T18:13:30.887+00:002014-04-10T18:13:30.887+00:00St. Hilaire has been associated with SAFE and the ...St. Hilaire has been associated with SAFE and the AIA, which explains his biases. Collectors are conservers too-- you should know that given your own oil lamp collection. It's just some of us think that programs that engage the public like PAS are much better than the status quo in places like Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus those who vehemently attacked this study defend. Cultural Property Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.com