> >
>I don't believe it's all commercialism; I believe that people want to be a 
>part of some other culture or the art of a particular religion.  Having the 
>artifact brings the thought back to the mind.  Curiosity is manufactured by 
>'purchasing' reminders of another culture.  It might be an artifact that a 
>person has no knowledge of whatsoever and that one material piece gives a 
>searching person something to look for and might change their entire life's 
>path.

If someone sells art or artifacts; it might mean much to someone else; possibly 
to someone who has no other means of finding a researchable culture or world.




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