Darren in NC
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Alexandre said:The "trouble" with your approach, Darren, is that the only wrecks you would be putting under the scientific lens of "archaeology" would be the treasure carrying ones.
No trouble at all. There are people who work everyday with the motive of profit, and still benefit the public with a service or product. There are those who work for nonprofits and also do the same. By your definition, we should throw out every service or product with the motive of profit and only keep nonprofit services and products. I don't see the "trouble" you mention, for indeed it happens everyday. Why don't we outlaw profit companies in general?
Who would "fund" the excavation of an 1812 sloop, of an horse ferryboat, of a canal barge? Maybe the "archies"...
Great! Go for it! No one is stopping you and you shouldn't stop others for their preferred projects.
I, as a Portuguese, have a problem with the "salvors" that have wrecked apart countless scores of suspected Portuguese and Spanish ships, worldwide, in search for a fast buck, leaving no knowledge behind
I, as a human being, share the same sentiment.
...(but, usually, a trail of naive investors who also loose their money over a pie in the sky illusion.. I would love to see the numbers on the Fisher's operation, the ratio of invested money versus the revenues they have generated...)
There are scores of hucksters in the salvage business. There are scores of con men in humanity. I'll bet there's even a few bottom feeders among the degree-toting archaeological community. Can you name a group that is free from scam artists?
Now, answer the question that has been asked - what is morally wrong with selling a duplicate artifact that we have enormous quantities of for study, research and public display? What is your real "trouble" with this? I'm genuinely curious.