Adam, I agree with the authorities in this case. They were right to make arrests. What bothers me is your statement that meteorites are now "Cultural property" because of coarse they are NOT! Question; Are meteorites really considered to be "cultural property"? Because if they are unless they are found on private land based on this story, We hunters risk arrest???? see link to story here; http://myfwc.com/news/news-releases/2013/february/27/artifacts-arrests/ This is rather scary when you consider the fact that meteorites are really just rocks until an expert declares them to be authentic and even them mistakes are made. What has happened to America? Carl meteoritemax -- Cheers
---- Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The poorly interpreted and recently twisted U.S. laws are nearly as strict. > Give it a few more years. Now that meteorites are considered cultural > property, we will be hearing a lot more about this subject. When artifacts > and rocks (meteorites) are treated the same, so will the jail terms. The > recent Florida show artifact busts demonstrates that public servants are not > messing around. Several people are facing dozens of felony charges each > including a well-known meteorite collector and over a dozen previously > respected artifact dealers. > > Although well-intended, Egyptian laws have pushed the dealing of artifacts > underground and have raised their value considerably making them more > desirable than ever to some. Personally, I would not touch any item from > Turkey or Egypt without proper paperwork which is unobtainable. Just like > commercial meteorite collecting permits will be here in the U.S. > > > Adam > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
