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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 8165237, member: 44316&quot;]That is an argument, which archaeologists should acknowledge, for changing national laws to be more like those in England, where far more finds are reported than in other countries. There are reasons why archaeologists have not, individually or as a community, advocated for rational changes in laws, and those reasons do not do the archaeological profession credit. </p><p><br /></p><p>It has been over 50 years since the current approach to restricting looting, to restricting collecting, and to publication of antiquities, has been in effect. Is it working well? Did it do what was intended? The answer is clearly &quot;No.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>In any context (e.g. relations with Cuba, sex education, etc.), when an approach used for decades does not work, you can double down or rethink the approach. It seems that people who developed any failing approach (in any context) tend to respond to contrary evidence by doubling down. How do we get the archaeological community to admit failure and try a different (proven!) approach?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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