There are many examples in the past of just such behavior.The Aztecs, for
example, revered thin orange ware and Teotihuanacan artifacts, the Moche
employed artisans to recreate Chavin artworks, the reknowned "dillitantes"
that founded our field certainly did, and we also know the practice was
comon in the Middle Kingdom of Chin.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron May [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 1:54 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: second hand stores
>
> In a message dated 2/28/01 6:47:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << he idea of buying goods second hand seems to be noval to you all.  >>
> You know, it is really dangerous to insert 21st century behaviors on 19th
> and
> earlier century behaviors. Just because folks today have this notion of
> antiques and nostalgia, does not mean folks in earlier times shared those
> values.