Comments on: Archaeologists, not treasure hunters http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2008/06/27/archaeologists-not-treasure-hunters/ Archaeology in a Digital World Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:26:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Al http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2008/06/27/archaeologists-not-treasure-hunters/comment-page-1/#comment-106141 Al Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:56:13 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/?p=147#comment-106141 An archaeologist gets paid for his/her work, often from the public purse, or, more often by commercial contractors whilst they hold up construction work. The final cost is passed on to the buyer. It's a neat ploy to keep themselves in work. Treasure hunters/salvors pay thier own way! An archaeologist gets paid for his/her work, often from the public purse, or, more often by commercial contractors whilst they hold up construction work. The final cost is passed on to the buyer. It’s a neat ploy to keep themselves in work.

Treasure hunters/salvors pay thier own way!

]]> By: admin http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2008/06/27/archaeologists-not-treasure-hunters/comment-page-1/#comment-26491 admin Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:55:10 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/?p=147#comment-26491 Thanks for stopping by, both of you! I was a wreck-diver before becoming an archaeologist- in fact I can remember the dive that made me "see the light". On a newly discovered wreck in the English Channel, my fellow divers, all friends, were getting busy with chisels and crow-bars removing brass fittings and anything else they could find. The viz was superb, but all I could see and hear were people chipping away at this wreck. When I went near to someone they got all defensive, as if I was going to take their find. I went home and signed up on an underwater archaeology masters course. Anyhow, the point of that reminiscence was that I have had plenty of opportunities over the years to discuss these dichotomies with people- and pretty much always get blank incomprehension as a result. As SEWilco said though, they'd be the first to complain if they came back up and someone had nicked their boat, or prised off the propellor! Thanks for stopping by, both of you!

I was a wreck-diver before becoming an archaeologist- in fact I can remember the dive that made me “see the light”. On a newly discovered wreck in the English Channel, my fellow divers, all friends, were getting busy with chisels and crow-bars removing brass fittings and anything else they could find. The viz was superb, but all I could see and hear were people chipping away at this wreck. When I went near to someone they got all defensive, as if I was going to take their find. I went home and signed up on an underwater archaeology masters course.

Anyhow, the point of that reminiscence was that I have had plenty of opportunities over the years to discuss these dichotomies with people- and pretty much always get blank incomprehension as a result. As SEWilco said though, they’d be the first to complain if they came back up and someone had nicked their boat, or prised off the propellor!

]]> By: T Kurt Knoerl http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2008/06/27/archaeologists-not-treasure-hunters/comment-page-1/#comment-26157 T Kurt Knoerl Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:39:53 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/?p=147#comment-26157 After we posted that article on our site (the Museum of Underwater Archaeology) most folks were appalled because the bottom land underwater there happened to be private property (a rather unusual property condition actually). It's interesting that stealing from other citizens is frowned upon while removing objects from public land is seen by some as fair game. Apparently for some it's the number of people you steal from that makes a difference. After we posted that article on our site (the Museum of Underwater Archaeology) most folks were appalled because the bottom land underwater there happened to be private property (a rather unusual property condition actually). It’s interesting that stealing from other citizens is frowned upon while removing objects from public land is seen by some as fair game. Apparently for some it’s the number of people you steal from that makes a difference.

]]> By: SEWilco http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2008/06/27/archaeologists-not-treasure-hunters/comment-page-1/#comment-25750 SEWilco Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:57:11 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/?p=147#comment-25750 As the XKCD geohashers recently found, it takes some people longer than others to understand that all the land of North America is owned by someone, and avoid trespassing. Those who are going to be underwater need to learn the property rights on/under the water. Unless they think it's OK to come up and find someone took their boat. As the XKCD geohashers recently found, it takes some people longer than others to understand that all the land of North America is owned by someone, and avoid trespassing.

Those who are going to be underwater need to learn the property rights on/under the water. Unless they think it’s OK to come up and find someone took their boat.

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