Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Plumbata, post: 3181026, member: 96864&quot;]Agreed, but work must be done re-educating younger folk regarding the fact that pieces of ancient history can and should be owned and appreciated by private individuals. In other online communities (Roman Army Talk comes to mind) there exists a pervasive and unyielding element of forum culture that regards private ownership of anything as tantamount to grave-robbery. This seems in-keeping with the attitudes injected in the minds of my fellow archaeology students a decade ago; that &quot;No one should personally own history, as history belongs to everyone&quot; and only enlightened, ivory-tower dwelling publicly-funded professionals are worthy of handling, interpreting and managing the residues of history.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s similar to the attitudes forced upon children regarding hiking around in nature, that one should &quot;Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but pictures&quot; which sadly isolates a young and open mind from wondrous knowledge about the manifold food, medicine and practical uses of the wild plants and fungi in the world around them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in