[RBS] Thefts of archaeological treasure Re: [RBS2] Small boys and matches!

Mon Feb 1 11:09:37 IST 2010

You are making a big deal about what might actually be nothing. Last 
week I was part of a tour of the site. The tour was led by Ilana, the 
head archaeologist on site. She let kids pick up pottery from the floor 
and take it. She also let people take pictures.
They don't care because the whole site is about to be bulldozed. They 
have documented what they need to document and that is it. They are 
trying to preserve what they can (most likely only the mikva will be 
preserved), but just about everything else will be destroyed in a few 
days to a few weeks.

Of course you shouldn't let your kids steal. But in this case the 
archaeologists are letting kdis take things. If there was something 
valuable it might be different - maybe they would want it for analysis. 
But if the kids are taking rocks and pottery, the archaeologists are 
fine with that. They are leaving and bulldozing the place anyway. It is 
not an assumption. Ilana told us so and let peple take whatever they 
happened to find (little shards of property).

Anything of actual value has already been removed from the site or is 
still underground (not found) and will soon be destroyed.

Kol tuv
Rafi

Yocheved Golani wrote:
>
> I'd also like to add to the thought that parents owe SUPERVISION to their
> children. I have been deeply embarrassed to witness, along with chiloni
> archaeologists, the multiple thefts of historic treasures from the
> Luz/Refaim/Achziv site. Teens and younger kids in white shirts and black
> pants have made off with the results of hard work, under lame legal
> protection, as we watched in broad daylight. More thefts occur in the 
> dark.
> Friday morning seem to be the local version of K-Mart's Blue Light Special
> as stuff is carted away without permission.
>
> We've found destroyed sections of fencing for easier access to stored
> materials.
>
> Disgusting beyond words. In a dati community. The archaeologists have seen
> that the neighborhood is generally not to be trusted.Their careers 
> depend on
> unearthing our past. Stealing the results from them is a HUGE crime.
>
> We've heard lies about "authorized" bus tour groups that traversed the 
> area,
> the "Everybody else is doing it" excuse and more.
>
> Er. "Don't Steal" is one the BIGGIES in Aseret HaDibrot. Parents, do your
> job. Adults, check your alleged facts before you trample an area clearly
> marked as "STAY AWAY."
>
> Renee Crowell and I did an outstanding job of making ourselves 
> available to
> the community for accurate information. We can count on one hand (out 
> of 4)
> how many people bothered to contact us for accurate information and
> restitution of what's been taken.
>
> People obviously made assumptions when the tents went down and helped
> themselves even more to someone else's property than while the tents were
> standing.
>
> And you wonder why your kids are at risk? Look in the mirror. YG
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Tanya Benchetrit
> <tanyab01 at mscc.huji.ac.il <mailto:tanyab01%40mscc.huji.ac.il>>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Whilst out walking with my children in RBS A this afternoon I came 
> across a
> > group of young boys (aged approx. between 6-11) who were playing with
> > matches. They had just purchased the matches in the nearby makolet 
> and were
> > using them to burn candles as they were walking down the street. The 
> boys
> > were all English-speakers. After warning the boys of the danger involved
> > (of
> > which they were obviously aware), I spoke with the cashier who had sold
> > them
> > the matches. The cashier claims that they generally do not sell matches/
> > lighters to young children but that these boys often come in to buy 
> things
> > for their mother and they seemed genuine.
> > I sincerely hope this (or any other) makolet will not sell such items to
> > youngsters again. Please warn your children of the dangers involved! 
> If you
> > have any other suggestions as to how to avoid such situations, I 
> would love
> > to hear them!
> > Kol tuv,
> > Tanya Benchetrit
> > Concerned parent and RBS A resident!
> >
> >
> >
>
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