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minus-squareanarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIt’s a government permit thing, not a time thing. If you go an dig up an Etruscan grave on your own it is absolutely grave robbing.
minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoYeah but that’s just putting the problem of defining it onto governments. If a court orders the exhumation of a murder victim, is that technically archeology?
minus-squareanarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoHmm true. Adam Savage would say it’s whether or not you’re keeping notes.
It’s a government permit thing, not a time thing. If you go an dig up an Etruscan grave on your own it is absolutely grave robbing.
Yeah but that’s just putting the problem of defining it onto governments.
If a court orders the exhumation of a murder victim, is that technically archeology?
Hmm true. Adam Savage would say it’s whether or not you’re keeping notes.