The local geologist 3: The responsible collector

Knell, Simon

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2451.1991.tb00774.x

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“…Over the years much has been written about palaeontological conservation and the ethics of fossil collecting (Crowther and Wimbledon, 1988;Norman and Wimbledon 1988;Norman ef a/. 1990;Knell 1991;Norman 1992;English Nature 1992) and opinions on the rights and wrongs of collecting still differ. Nature conservationists unfamiliar with the science of palaeontology, may find it hard to appreciate how excavation of any type can play an important role in conserving palaeontological sites.…”

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“…English Nature has sought to promote responsible collecting with the objective of educating all collectors to a level where all collecting is undertaken with the site owner's permission, and in a manner which gains maximum information and benefit from specimens, and which minimises damage to sites (Knell 1991;English Nature 1992).…”

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The role of English Nature in fossil excavation

Prosser¹

1994

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English Nature and its predecessor, the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC), have had a long and active association with fossil collecting and fossil excavation. Although the nature of involvement and the reasoning behind it have varied over the years, a strong link between palaeontological conservation and fossil excavation has long been established. In terms of palaeontology and palaeontological conservation, fossil excavation can be both highly beneficial and extremely damaging. English Nature has an important role to play in discouraging irresponsible fossil collecting and excavation, whilst at the same time helping to advance palaeontology and palaeontological conservation through supporting and co-ordinating fossil collecting and excavation carried out at appropriate sites and in a responsible manner.

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The role of English Nature in fossil excavation

Prosser¹

1994

Geol Cur

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“…intended for all categories of collectors. This aims to emphasise the rudiments of responsible collecting and collection care (as outlined by Knell 1991), rather than present a rigid set of rules.…”

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Collecting dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight, southern England

Radley¹

1994

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The Wessex Formation (Wealden Group, Lower Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight is currently yielding increasing quantities of dinosaur remains. This is due to accelerated erosion of coastal cliff sections, and increasing attention from fossil collectors. The Museum of Isle of Wight Geology acquires such fossils through active field work, donations and purchases. The practical framework for museum field activities is summarised, together with an outline of present conservation and display techniques.

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Collecting, conservation and conservatism: late twentieth century developments in the culture of British geology

Knell

2002

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The last three decades of the twentieth century saw a transformation of the place and influence in British society of two cultural themes: environmental conservation and the values of political conservatism. These are here used to examine cultural change in the science of geology at two levels of resolution. First, the micropolitics of the science are revealed through a study of collecting in an era of conservation. Here the scientific hegemony confronted the more populist and commercially driven wings of geology. This was a period of campaign and conflict, leading to the eventual accommodation of opposing views. The second section examines the macropolitics of the science's institutional infrastructure through a study of a science in a period of recession and under the control of an ideologically motivated Conservative government. The challenge for science was to acquire appropriate government patronage. Here patterns of decline and growth in the science are revealed, driven by supposedly 'external' factors. Both perspectives show how the notion of accountability became critical to the science at all levels, and how, in an era which saw the revolutionizing of mass communication, language became fundamental to the political progress of the science.

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The local geologist 3: The responsible collector

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The role of English Nature in fossil excavation

The role of English Nature in fossil excavation

Collecting dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight, southern England

Collecting, conservation and conservatism: late twentieth century developments in the culture of British geology

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