Amber Listserv / Ancient piece

[JOHN FUDALA]

Good question Tammi,
in fact I am a part of a group lobbying to change the law in Poland- the old
and "dead" law prohibiting most everything in regards to historical
artefacts. We aim for the UK model that has citizens involved on a wide
scale.
This piece is practically worthless, it is not a finshed object and did not
come from a dig site. Collecting on the surface or within the plowing depth
is allowed.
As I said, the whole area in Stegna county may yeld amber on surface- a
sharp eye and time is all that's needed.

John

ps. I have many US flint arrowheads and stone tools- as well as military
items, firearms etc.- I love to browse thru local flea markets, especially
in Wisconsin and plenty can be had. Illegal? I do not even know, but there
is plenty of police presence there.
On 11/3/07, tamber12 at aol.com <tamber12 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> John, if these Neolithic amber workshops are being excavated by
> archaeologists, how did you come to own such an artifact?  Isn't this
> considered a piece of a study collection?  I don't know about Poland, but
> here in the US you wouldn't find an archaeologist selling or giving away
> artifacts from a site under study.  I'm not fussing (well maybe a little),
> I'm just concerned with the work ethic of the people working this
> excavation.  My degree is in anthropology and archaeology and I have friends
> who work in the field, so this is where my concern comes from.
>
> Tammi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JOHN FUDALA <ambersafari at gmail.com>
> To: amber group <Amber at ambericawest.com>
> Sent: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 8:43 pm
> Subject: Amber Listserv / Ancient piece
>
>  Pieces like this can be found on freshly plowed fields around Stegna,
> Poland. In nearby village of
> Niedzwiedziowka, a large Neolithic amber workshops of the Rzucewo culture
> are being excavated by archaeologists.
> Looking carefully one can see the sawing marks on this piece- done by
> human hand most likely 5000 - 4000 years ago. But it could be as old as
> 13000 years. This is not a bead, its just a cut- off piece but it still
> gives me a special feeling when I hold it in my hand...
>
> John
>
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