Hi, I just joined and thought I'd do a quick introduction. I am a fossil collector (with a side interest in lapidary) from the coastal region of S.C. I have...
Just a littel about me....Im from Kansas 38 years old . Been a rockhound since I can remember. Last 4 years have been great,got hooked on collecting fossils ...
Hi all<br><br>I am a zooarchaeologist, which means that although I am primarily an archaeologist, my specialty is the study of animal remains from prehistoric ...
need some assistance in identifying some fossiles found in the Saudia Arabian desert just outside of Riyadh. Probably marine type. Anybody interested?...
I am currently having troubles posting my photo. seems that I can't get an upload to the club url. chalk it up to an illiterate computer operator. Will keep ...
Hi everyone!<br>I've been thinking that I've not supported this club as well as I should. My excuse is that I've been very busy at work lately, and have had ...
Do "amateur" paleontologist (and archaeologist, for that matter) do more harm than good? Do these people destroy valuable artifacts, sites and materials and...
amateurs are definetly necesary to expand the knowledge gained from fossils.<br>think of how many valuble artifacts would never have been found if it wernt for...
Hi all,<br><br>I'm living in the Netherlands and collect fossils in the southern part of the country and in other European countries like France and ...
Hi all, long time since I visited:-). I also live in Australia & am finding it harder & harder to get to good fossil sites for various reasons. Some are ...
I think that amatuers should make every effort to share their findings with the "professionals" and the general public, especially if they find something ...
I agree fully on this.<br>When I am collecting (mostly at the sites described now on my website) I find it dissatisfying that all collectors just take the ...
I want to clarify a few things on the debate regarding the collection of "really old stuff": archaeological and paleontological remains. First and foremost, it...
My 2 cents in reply to skutumpah.<br>I agree with you on most of the points you clarified but my personal feelings as to the animosity b/w archaeologists & ...
Well said! I believe that many artifacts would never be discovered if it weren't for us "amatuers". In my area the Boy Scouts were chastised publically in the...
I agree with you.I sometimes wonder if some of these people (the so called Pros) are just angry that we (amatuers)can go out without a college degree and make...
Well, I am new to the club not Paleontology. I have loved the basis of paleontology all my life. I have studied Dinosaurs and Early Mammals since I was 3. I...
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