They were sold because that body belonged to someone (or some group) due to it being on their property. One cannot just go on somebody's property and take whatever they find and give it to anyone else in the name of "scientific discovery".
No, I get that, sorry if I didn't make my understanding clear. I had just previously assumed that discoveries of this magnitude are treated with a degree of import that supersedes commercial interest. I don't find it unethical or anything like that. As you say, it's their property.
After reading this [0], found from an above comment, it's clear that cloning endeavors are generally private initiatives. In my mind, this discovery was similar to unearthing ruins or something, but nothing's sacred [1].
