fieldarchy Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Dino Mummy Just thought I'd share since I think this is way cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidedog Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 That IS cool. Thanks for pointing it out Meg, I'll pass it along to my son, he's really into it. Owns a ton of fossils and even a dinosaur egg thanks to my brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fremen Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Wow, that is amazing! I think that just made my day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldarchy Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Owns a ton of fossils and even a dinosaur egg thanks to my brother. Real fossils? If so . . . la la la . . . I didn't hear that . . . (archaeology laws and all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethohman Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Saw that, and immediately got a picture of a T-Rex wrapped in cheese-cloth strips. Boy was I disappointed when I opened the article up Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidedog Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Owns a ton of fossils and even a dinosaur egg thanks to my brother. Real fossils? If so . . . la la la . . . I didn't hear that . . . (archaeology laws and all) Oh yeah, they are real but acquired legally. My brother is a geologist and a dealer in, of all things, meteorites and had contacts all over the world and acquires them through the same channels that many of the museums do. In fact he sells to a lot of museums when he tracks things down, even has a museum named after him in Bolivia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kutz Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Owns a ton of fossils and even a dinosaur egg thanks to my brother. Real fossils? If so . . . la la la . . . I didn't hear that . . . (archaeology laws and all) Most places allow you to keep any fossils that you find on private property. Last spring we found a mammoth leg and a chunk of tusk while installing sprinklers. I kept the tusk and one of the smaller leg bones and donated the larger leg bones to the School of Mines (not sure what they did with it). Every time I remove stone from our "quarry" (not a real quarry - just an exposed sandstone cliff face that I use to get stone for landscaping and what not), I end up finding fish and shell fossils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldarchy Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Actually Joe, it really does vary. If found on private property and it's nothing significant then yes you can keep it. If it is a significant cultural find then the state will acquire it. If it is found on property not owned by the party in question, then that is considered illegal and anything found should be put right back where you found it. I was an archaeologist in the state of Arizona and we had people try and steal stuff from our sites all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kutz Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Sure - but grabbing stuff from a dig site is quite a bit different from grabbing stuff from my backyard. When I came across the bones, I checked with the SD state department, and was informed that as long as I am the one who digs it up...no problems, no matter what (even if it were a dead body that showed evidence the the Egyptians had colonized South Dakota). If an institution were to some in and work on the dig though, they would have to deal with various tribal issues, as well as getting the dig site licensed and registered with the state board. When I was in Florida, they had similar rules, although they required any human remains to be reported (you still didn't loose your claim to them though). Texas was the same. As long as it wasn't an archaeological dig - you don't have to deal with the BS. Granted if you find stuff on someone else's property - and take it, that would be theft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldarchy Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Right, notice Joe I didn't disagree with you on any of what you just said. Though major finds and all human remains should be reported. You never know if human remains are 2000 years old or 20. So if you find skeletal remains it's best to call the police and let them know first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwangi32 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 The dino mummy story was neat! I heard about it on PBS, read about it on the Internet and in USA Today. I like news that isn't so depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet69 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Don't forget, there is going to be a show about it on the National Geographic Channel this Sunday evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldarchy Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 oh if only I had cable . . . *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet69 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 If you want to come to California, I'll watch it with ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldarchy Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 if only I still lived in AZ that wouldn't so bad a trip. But I's broke. Buying a house and then bought my Christmas present to myself (freebooter nekkidness) has tapped me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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