Yup. The initial phase of digs did little to protect the finds (and the pre-archaeologist plundering by the local gentry looted an entire ancient theater, for example) and it was long thought that the best idea was no more digging. Lately they've been hot on the idea again. I say, screw it, the stuff still buried isn't going to improve with age, and neither am I. :^)
“ I say, screw it, the stuff still buried isn’t going to improve with age, and neither am I. :^) “.
Somebody get this man a hot tub time machine. 😏
“ I say, screw it, the stuff still buried isn’t going to improve with age, and neither am I. :^) “.
Somebody get this man a hot tub time machine. 😏
The public are interested in these investigations and are willing to fund it. For example, the redux of Time Team. excavation methodology has improved considerably in recent years, especially the digital documentation of dig sites that will permit continuing research after the site is shut down.
Future societies and their governments may not favor these activities. We should go forward wherever and whenever we can.