Monday, August 24, 2009

Gravestones in Bodie, CA





Posted by Joey at 10:33 AM
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Joey said...

Hey Scott,

That's a very valid point that you bring up and I think it's a hard call to make for any collector. It's so easy for someone to tell you that it was either a sample or a moved graveyard. I would think most people would never knowingly support grave robbing, but at the same time, I'm sure there are circumstances where these objects do come from monument shops. I really don't know what the right answer is when you don't know all the facts of where something has come from. My rule of thumb would be if you have a hunch that it may be illegal, don't touch it.

I do believe that collectors have an important role in being caretakers for these often neglected objects and the fluidity of how those objects are defined is what makes collecting in our field so interesting.

August 27, 2009 at 10:08 AM

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