PSA: Tearing through digs for TV fame is wrecking real archaeology
I just worked a site where the crew cared more about camera time than careful work. They yanked artifacts out like prizes, tossing the soil context that tells the actual story. Everyone seems to think flashy finds matter most, but that's how we lose the bigger picture. I had to watch a fragile bone tool get mishandled for a cool shot, and now its data is gone. We're trading knowledge for clips, and it makes me sick.