Hi all -
A couple more points to consider:
1) When considering Willamette, consider how Greece is after the British Museum
for the Elgin Marbles, and Egypt is after the British Museum for the Rosetta
Stone and after the Germans for Nefertiti's bust. You may not think this
applies, but GR is a sovereign nation as well (that's why they have the
casino). Ordinary US commercial law may not apply.
2) From what I know of practices in the East, about the only use parts of
slices are appropriate for is for wear around the neck on deer skin strings. I
don't know if this holds for the GR peoples. It might offset the slicing,
perhaps Matt may want to contact them about this possibility as a way out, but
only if all that he had were offered, with cost recovery and any profit used
appropriately.
3) Darryl has his view of the GR-AMNH settlement, but it looks to me like rent,
with the main mass to be returned when practicable. I'm no lawyer, but I feel
that AMNH kind of left Darryl in a really bad spot.
4) As Darryl has already learned, dealing Native American artifacts can bring
"Maeche Katet", really bad luck. That's why experienced stone artifact
collectors never dig graves or village sites, but rely on field finds or
village sites that are being lost to other causes.
If any of you meteorite hunters ever find a meteorite in what turns out to be a
Native American site during your hunts, perhaps the best thing to do would be
either to leave it there, or make sure it gets into the hands of the sites
current caretakers.
5) As Martin has pointed out, if state or federal laws are put in place, it
could really cripple meteorite recovery and science.
E.P. Grondine
Man and Impact in the Americas
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