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Debate: Should we keep artifacts in situ or dig them up fast?
I was at a community lecture last night in Austin. An old professor from UT said we should leave most stuff buried. Let future tech dig it up better. But a field archaeologist argued back. She said erosion and looters destroy sites fast. She lost a whole mound site in Mississippi in 3 years to river flooding. I see both sides. Wait and risk losing it forever. Dig now and risk missing context. What do you all think is the right call for a site under threat?
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