There seems to be a HUGE misunderstanding on this list about the term "conservation."
I am referring to the term "conservation" in the museum context.
I thought that was clear when I mentioned conserving archeological and ethnographic items.
I thought that was clear when I mentioned the Getty and Canadian Conservation Institutes.
I thought that was clear when I mentioned conservation "techniques."
I am talking about museum conservation: "how to keep meteorites from decaying, how to remove rust, once they've been collected."
The general ethic in museum conservation is that the process should be reversible, hence the term "conservation."
The term "preservation" is less favored since embedding in some epoxies and other treatments is irreversible.
I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT GOVERNMENTAL POLICY ON THE OWNERSHIP OF METEORITES.
As a searcher and finder of meteorites, I am for LESS governmental interference.
In fact I would argue that in most cases, governmental interference inhibits scientific studies.
Exceptions very likely would be Antarctica, etc...
OK - NOW CAN WE TALK ABOUT CONSERVING THE METEORITES THEMSELVES?
Cheers, Nick
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