fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoArchaeologymander.xyzimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageArchaeologymander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareOtisRamflow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoIs your intent to learn from and preserve a lost culture, or profit off of stolen goods? I feel like it’s pretty simple.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months ago“I swear, the feet from this ceramic were missing when I found it.”
minus-squareazi@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoEven if there was something to learn I don’t want anyone digging up my grandma. If someone’s descendants are saying “Don’t do that to our ancestor’s grave, it’s disrespectful in our culture” then you’re defiling a grave.
Is your intent to learn from and preserve a lost culture, or profit off of stolen goods?
I feel like it’s pretty simple.
“I swear, the feet from this ceramic were missing when I found it.”
Even if there was something to learn I don’t want anyone digging up my grandma. If someone’s descendants are saying “Don’t do that to our ancestor’s grave, it’s disrespectful in our culture” then you’re defiling a grave.