I agree. My dad was taken by some pickers. A friend of the family who
works with antiques says it is unethical for the same person to appraise
the object that is also buying the object. I'm sure once it has been
appraised a buyer can negotiate but the buyer should not set the appraisal
price.
I mostly don't watch a lot of this since its on pay TV and I only have a
broadcast antennae which I'm quite happy with an get plenty of channels.
Ernie
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Mark Howe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I just dont care for the shows on the History channel anymore. The pickers
> show is just about thieves. Hope they get caught in a sting like in Utah.
>
>
>
> Mark
>
> "Life is how you make it, the future is how you leave your past."
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:17:57 -0600
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Reality TV Producer Planning to dig up Archaeological
> Resources on Private Land in St. Augustine, FL
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > I'm having a cranky day, but here's what my immediate take on all of
> this:
> > If the History (Channel) does air this thing, I am going to ban their
> tours
> > from our archaeological park, and will no long participate in the Civil
> War
> > Trust Annual Park Day Event, where volunteers are given History
> (Channel) T
> > shirts. The History (Channel) promote preservation on one hand, while
> > sanctioning treasure hunting on the other. Maybe their long time
> partner,
> > the Civil War Trust can talk some sense into that one channe. And if
> they
> > don't try, I'm also going to remove the Trust stickers from our visitor
> > center windows and brochures.
> >
> > Of course, it would be best to infiltrate and have this program deal with
> > the larger stories that artifacts can tell when excavated in context
> > through proper archaeological techniques, but if contextual data are
> being
> > destroyed for treasure hunting and entertainment, EVEN IF IT IS LEGAL, I
> > personally feel that I have to do take an ethical stance and no longer
> > support the channels that would air this sort of thing.
> >
> >
> >
> > Linda Derry
> > Site Director
> > Old Cahawba
> > 719 Tremont St.
> > Selma, AL 36701
> > ph. 334/875-2529
> > fax. 334/877-4253
> > [log in to unmask]
>
>
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