Am I mistaken or is the location in a region of disputed boundaries? If so, the rightful owner has yet to be determined. Additionally, I believe that I had previously read that Egypt does not have laws specifically regarding meteorites, but has strong laws regarding "artifacts".
-----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Matt Smith Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 11:40 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Gebel Kemil article in New Scientist An article on the controversy regarding the recent Gebel Kemil find: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727724.000-deep-impact-market-the-ra ce-to-acquire-meteorites.html or http://bit.ly/ct9U42 Regarding the legal situation it states: "In Egypt, permission is supposed to be required to export meteorites. Di Martino and colleagues were authorised to take just 20 kilograms of Gebel Kamil out of the country. "Everything which is found in the Egyptian soil is property of the government," explains Tarek Hussein, who as former president of Egypt's Academy of Scientific Research and Technology was responsible for handling export applications until last April. He is concerned that many Gebel Kamil fragments that have appeared on the market in the west were not approved for export." Matt. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
