Appreciate the thoughtful reply. I understand that digs can contribute to our knowledge of the past. I get that.
But there’s no end to the stuff governments can dream up to do. They are going to spend taxpayer money like water on anything and everything they can. Trust me, I’ve seen it for many years in many forms.
Government employees are very creative in finding, and rationalizing, new ways to spend money. Every project is deemed a worthy “investment”, and there’s no end to them.
So I guess I’m expecting to see some kind of really significant payoff/benefit to accrue from government sponsored activity. Not every government “bright idea” or archaeological dig is necessarily justifiable in terms of its cost. Just my humble opinion.
Thanks again for the reply. Regards.
Another thing to keep in mind is that these archaeological digs on historic sites may be governed by established laws.