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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 3873311, member: 93416&quot;]Perhaps relevant is my own experiences regarding the financing of rescue archaeology in the UK?</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was younger, and less understood how the world works, I raised quite a fuss about the fact that archaeological buildings were often being dug to destruction using gvt sponsored rescue funds.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thus the buildings, it seemed to me, were being destroyed by their &quot;rescuers”. The reply I got from the professional archaeologists involved was that they were not rescuing archaeological structures - they were rescuing information.</p><p><br /></p><p>My problem with that is that it seems to put an infinite value on the understandings of a small group of professional archaeologist, and zero value on the independent understanding of those who might later visit sites to see the structures for themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>This numismatic matter seems similar, again professional analysis is prioritised over amateur interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I feel the best way to counter this growing trend is to promote and engage in serious objective critical amateur numismatic scholarship (as was normal - over many previous generations).</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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