>Hey Joe,
 
>Did you sign a code of ethics and/or standards prohibiting >digging or collecting artifacts from archaeology sites for >personal use or selling? I  did.
 
>Ron May
>Legacy 106, Inc.

Yes, Sir. I have indeed signed several Code of Ethics statements.

Nowhere was an imperative to educate misguided relic hunters spelled out explicitly in these documents, but I think it follows from the spirit of the code and the general principles of good citizenship.

Artifact fetishism is a serious aspect of the problem. We need to reframe the debate in terms of accumulating knowledge for the collective benefit of society, not as a struggle over who gets the artifacts. That is a key lesson.

That's a somewhat "extended" reading of the Code of Ethics but, I think, in accord with its fundamental principles. 

Joe Roberts
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