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In some ways that is not such a bad thing. As a former archaeologist, it pains me to see sites excavated in the early 1900s and know that they destroyed a whole lot of information that *today* we could have retrieved. In 100 or 200 years, who knows what they could retrieve?

So long as the parking lot doesn't negatively impact the site, I don't really see the problem.

Im not sure what 'concreted over' means. I take it they did not pour concrete over the actual ruins?

In any case, i was in Italy several times, and well.. There are soooo many excavated ruins that 'museums' are stacking blocks, pillars and statues next and on top of each other outside the buildings.

They dig artefacts up, yet fail to store them correctly so now they dissolve in the nowadays acid rain. And those are the lucky ruins, cause there are many that are simply abandoned completely.

So agree with you. If you can't take care of what you are digging up, better just let it rest.