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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 395132, member: 8267&quot;]It is a matter of appearance - professional archaeologists should not be in a position to be suspected of stealing from their own sites or other collections that they have access to. It is the same for museum professionals - it just looks really bad for someone who has access to museum collections to be selling art and objects on the side. Which is not to say that it has never happened - hence the modern emphasis on codes of ethics.</p><p>The code of ethics for the Archaeological Institute of America states that members (professional archaeologists) should &quot;refuse to participate in the trade in undocumented antiquities and <u>refrain from activities that enhance the commercial value of such objects</u>.&quot; They also state that &quot;Professional archaeologists should not participate in projects whose primary goal is private gain.&quot;</p><p>If an artifact is recovered during a professional, well documented excavation, there is usually a designated repository (such as a museum) where it is supposed to be stored and cared for for future research.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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