athulin wrote:
Perhaps it would be a an idea to ask an archaeologist for a process how to do a dig, and compare.Possibly the base philosophy is different re: timeliness <img src="images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="Rolling Eyes" title="Rolling Eyes" /> :
http://www.phillyarchaeology.net/research/research-reports-2/the-archaeological-research-process/
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In archaeology it is usually considered best practice to not excavate a site if there is no strong reason to do so. As part of this thinking, it is most ideal if the evidence from the past can be left intact in place for future generations of archaeologists who will have better methods than we have now. But that option is not always possible or even desired. Sometimes sites are in the way of modern needs and archaeological research can recover at least some of the endangered site’s information before the site is destroyed. Other times, questions about the past can only be solved with new archaeological evidence and so researchers elect to excavate a site in order to deepen historical understanding.Just imagine that you prefer to not analyze a cellphone or a PC so that a future generation of digital detectives (with better tools/methods) can have a go at it..... <img src="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" title="Wink" />
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