Archaeologists and historians have been unironically grappling with this pretty heavily for years. Take a look into archaeological ethics if you’re interested. I can’t say that there’s a single correct answer but this question is widely discussed and debated by a lot of people, not least academics
where_thefuck_i_am on
“what’s the difference between kissing a person and harassment?”
Permission, my guy
Electrical_Ask8762 on
150 years.
Source: I made it up.
MajorMeeM on
Archeologists have methodology that simple graverobbers don’t.
Professional-Fee-957 on
You mean the 99% of artifacts that are “kept in storage” are not really kept in storage?
Lopata_of_Death on
It’s not graverobbing if you have a college degree! Which I do-o-o… A-hem, I do not have a college degree.
TruthCultural9952 on
The skin colour of who does it.
Camerotus on
Well one’s a gathering skill that goes to 120 and the other isn’t.
Morty_104 on
Where is it between terrorism and war?
xX_murdoc_Xx on
Grave robbers steal stuff and sell them to some rich guy so he can display it in his living room. Archaeologists catalog and study the stuff they steal and sell them to museums so everyone can see that stuff they stole
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As long as you have a license
Doing it for history vs doing it for profit.
modern archeologist dont take anything they find
Archaeologists and historians have been unironically grappling with this pretty heavily for years. Take a look into archaeological ethics if you’re interested. I can’t say that there’s a single correct answer but this question is widely discussed and debated by a lot of people, not least academics
“what’s the difference between kissing a person and harassment?”
Permission, my guy
150 years.
Source: I made it up.
Archeologists have methodology that simple graverobbers don’t.
You mean the 99% of artifacts that are “kept in storage” are not really kept in storage?
It’s not graverobbing if you have a college degree! Which I do-o-o… A-hem, I do not have a college degree.
The skin colour of who does it.
Well one’s a gathering skill that goes to 120 and the other isn’t.
Where is it between terrorism and war?
Grave robbers steal stuff and sell them to some rich guy so he can display it in his living room. Archaeologists catalog and study the stuff they steal and sell them to museums so everyone can see that stuff they stole