tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post4044224401910191126..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Don't Become Slave Oil: Support the ACCGPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-76831336186802544942011-04-26T08:06:15.139-07:002011-04-26T08:06:15.139-07:00I loved the "this is not tinfoil hat stuff&qu...I loved the "this is not tinfoil hat stuff" bit. It's exactly what it is ! <br /><br />These guys swing from one intellectually bankrupt extreme to another in their attempt to avoid the uncomfortable truth. All they want is the ability for US dealers to trade ILLEGALLY EXPORTED dugup coins from abroad in the peace to which they have become accustomed.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-84326758048418106432011-04-26T07:19:51.812-07:002011-04-26T07:19:51.812-07:00What is really absurd is this fellow's asserti...What is really absurd is this fellow's assertion that attempts to curb the illegal export of coins from non-scientific excavation (i.e. from looters!) is somehow "anti-intellectual." <br /><br />Dealing in coins from unscientific excavations is what is anti-intellectual as it destroys information! <br /><br />And if one really wants to go on about anti-intellectual, take a look at the things that self-appointed spokesmen like Sayles and Welsh have written. They are always resentful archaeology, finds-based and quantitative research, and more generally of scholars who hold PhDs or who use empirical data to support their arguments! I guess supporting your argument is "elitist." They prefer emotive and unsubstantiated rants. <br /><br />Efforts to curb illicit exports from unscientific excavations are anti-intellectual? Give me a break!FlaviusSextushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211653862145382510noreply@blogger.com