tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post140131114737160133..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: In order to find decent coinsPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-29728790499761020332009-04-16T03:53:00.000-07:002009-04-16T03:53:00.000-07:00I think, as long as it is illegal in the holy land...I think, as long as it is illegal in the holy land to trande in ancient artifacts, the only way to find antiques, beside plain coincidence, is to search the black market. I am puzzled, by how much artifacts, coins and other that they sell in the US and Europe stating that it is from the holy land, though I believe that there is nothing holy in the way that it reaches the cabinets of collectors.<br />So I truly do understand the arguments of Mr. Barford but cannot see a way out of the crisis unless some creative and moral thinking is going to happen.<br />Although I do not agree with you Mr. Barford, on everything but I thank you for the moral sense that your arguments are preaching, may one day the needs of collectors, Archaeologists, and history be truly served.<br />Kind regards,<br />Nafez Qanadilo<br />P.S. to be percise about my where abouts, I live in Jordan, work in Syria, Invest in Lebanon, and originally was born in the West Bank!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com