Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, “Herculaneum Uncovered” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Ideas Roadshow Podcast
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The Importance of Responsible Excavation
I think it is deeply built into our picture of archaeology, that archaeology is somehow a way of rescuing the past. But in terms of its own survival, the best place for archaeological remains to be is where they are, underground. You never dig up something that is capable of standing on its own two feet. And so in a very interesting the process of excavation is a process of conservation restoration,. you must do something with it.
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