Evening star., 1923-02-22
CARNAvON GETS HALF.
Property Rights in Tomb Clearly
Established by Trade With Egypt.
Special DIspatch 10 Tho Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, February 22-I.ord
Carnarvon has an absolute property
rlght to his share of the objects found
an ene tomn or Tutankhamen and may
keep them himself, sell them or give
them away, as he sees fit. according
10 Sir Frederic Kenyon, director of
the British Museum, who returned TO
this city yesterday after visiting sew
eral cities as the guest of the Ameri-
can Classical League to make ad-
dresses In favor OF retaining the clas-
sizes In modern education.
LORD Carnarvon may keep objects
Tor his private collection. give others
TO the Metropolitan Museum or the
Louvre, or do just as he pleases with
them" said the head of the British
Museum. Il have some idea of what
he may do with them, but ii would
not be fair to anticipate his action in
any way. AS far as the question Of
right Is concerned, his agreement with
the Egyptian government makes his
share his own private property"
Process of Division.
Asked what the process was for di-
viding such a vast archaeological
treasure into equal shares and salts
flying both sides. Sir Frederic said:
1T is usually done by conversations
between the archeologist and the gov
ernment of the country where the
work takes place Such divisions are
nearly always adjusted amicably. The
objects are roughly divided in halves.
This division is fair thing all
around. If country owning ancient
sites adopts a policy of rigid exclu-
sion, or refuses to permit ancient OBJ
jects to leave the country, 1t means
that the hunting Of old sites will be
done largely by natives and art deal
ers. Much of the interest in the OBJ
ject is lost when the circumstances
nn6nr of
known.
'It IS greatly to the interest of the
country where the old civilization ex-
listed to offer fair incentive to
museums and private archeolugists
1t is not wise to restrict this kind of
research to governments and institu-
tions. because that keeps out wealthy
men who find fascination In digging
up the remains of old civilizations.
1t is a good thing for men of this
kind to undertake expeditions for
materials for private collections, pro-
vided that they take competent
scientists along, so that no facts of
Importance will be lost. In fact, II
was through offering the proper in
ducement to individuals to undertake
excavations that the Carnarvon ex-
pedition. with its wonderful results,
was brought about"
Scouts Traducers of Find.
The attention of the British scientist
was drawn to dispatch quoting
Prof. Schiaparelli Of Turin as dis
paraging the f1nds in the tomb of
Tutankhanlen.
He has never seen these things
and must rely on what he reads to
form his opinion" said Sir Frederic.
Il don't know anything about 1t, ex-
cept what ] have read, but there are
very competent men on the spot and
their opinions are not likely to be
far wrong as to the value of the
things found. There may be some
discounting, but I don't think 1t will
be very great"
Sir Frederic said that the British
Museum had no very great eXpedi-
tions in the field today, with the ex-
ception Of that in Mesopotamia,. but
that there were hopes of resun1ing
operations at Carchemish, in Syria
Depends on Agreement.
"This depends on reaching an