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The Guardian view on the export of fossils: they deserve national treasure status | Editorial
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The Guardian view on the export of fossils: they deserve national treasure status | Editorial
Scientific specimens are being sold to foreign museums or snapped up by the super-rich. They should have the same legal protections as works of art
As Sir David Attenborough has observed, “there’s nothing more magical than finding a shiny shell and knowing you’re the first person to have seen it for 150 million years”. Senior museum figures are campaigning for fossils to be classed as national treasures, according to…
21 Aug, 16:22
The Guardian
Block export of ‘national treasure’ UK fossils, says MP
Sale of one of UK’s top collections overseas prompts call new rules to help keep items in country
One of UK’s best fossil collections sold in ‘loss to the nation’
An MP has called on ministers to change export controls so that significant fossils can be classed as national treasures after one of the UK’s best collections, unearthed on Dorset beaches, was sold overseas.
Last week, a Guardian investigation revealed …
16 Aug, 09:00
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