tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post7890607572679089238..comments2024-03-20T18:15:41.858+00:00Comments on Looting Matters: The "Morgantina" Silver HoardDavid Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-51078079833288407832008-05-15T09:09:00.000+01:002008-05-15T09:09:00.000+01:00This is an interesting story about which I was pre...This is an interesting story about which I was previously unaware. <BR/><BR/>This perhaps strays from the post a bit, but I fail to understand how those who wish to profit from the sell of undocumented antiquities can reasonably try to diminish the important role of context and methodical study. In the past, I've used (and I know others have too) the analogy that an archaeological excavation/site is like a crime scene. Like investigators, we recreate past events based on material evidence. Just as a tainted or disturbed crime scene hinders expert knowledge and investigation of the crime, so too does the unrecorded and careless removal of ancient objects from their material contexts diminish or even destroy information that we can learn about our past.<BR/><BR/>But to return to my point, I find it quite interesting that in this case archaeological investigation was able to help reconstruct the crime of looting!Nathan Elkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060145336179440359noreply@blogger.com