2024-10-01, 07:59 AM
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An interesting find in "North Pass" (I'm unsure where exactly they mean). Also sparks some discussion on what you should leave behind or properly document and collect. It's a bit odd (possibly hypocritical) of NPS to post these as they have while simultaneously saying that you should never collect ANYTHING. Obviously we must understand the importance of CONTEXT in archeological finds. But often the alternative is that the item will be lost forever in the next flood or left to rot (or be found and taken to be sold by the unscrupulous).
An interesting find in "North Pass" (I'm unsure where exactly they mean). Also sparks some discussion on what you should leave behind or properly document and collect. It's a bit odd (possibly hypocritical) of NPS to post these as they have while simultaneously saying that you should never collect ANYTHING. Obviously we must understand the importance of CONTEXT in archeological finds. But often the alternative is that the item will be lost forever in the next flood or left to rot (or be found and taken to be sold by the unscrupulous).
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