rhabarba@feddit.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhy is it not grave robbery to take artefacts from ancient graves and put them in a museum?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1122arrow-down1message-squareWhy is it not grave robbery to take artefacts from ancient graves and put them in a museum?rhabarba@feddit.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
minus-square𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒍@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoYeah, but those greaves are a part of a still existing culture and religion/beliefs, I don’t think it’s the case with the ancient Egypt, Vikings graves etc
minus-squareSaleh@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThat shouldnt matter. It remains an arbitrary decision by the living, who have no way of calling in the opinion of the deceased. When coming across a burial site while doing archeological digging just restore it and move on. The dignity of a human doesnt go away because people think his culture doesnt exist anymore.
Yeah, but those greaves are a part of a still existing culture and religion/beliefs, I don’t think it’s the case with the ancient Egypt, Vikings graves etc
That shouldnt matter. It remains an arbitrary decision by the living, who have no way of calling in the opinion of the deceased.
When coming across a burial site while doing archeological digging just restore it and move on.
The dignity of a human doesnt go away because people think his culture doesnt exist anymore.