Yes, the authorities are “reconstructing” the site and burying areas where there may be important artifacts.
Yes, the authorities are “reconstructing” the site and burying areas where there may be important artifacts.
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Another common practice in the ME and Egypt. Want to know where some important site lies buried, just look at were spoils from a current dig are dumped. Reason: local help gets paid to remove the site over burdens and then again to remove it from the site buried under the spoils. This is especially prevalent in Egypt - where the practice may have been invented.