3h ago
inI used to dismiss decade-long digs as inefficient, but the Sutton Hoo ship burial changed my view.
Reading about how the excavators had to document the rust stains and soil discoloration to reconstruct the entire ship's outline really drove that home for me. That level of detail would have been lost in a rush job. I remember a documentary highlighting the years spent piecing together the ceremonial helmet from fragments. It's not just about finding objects, but understanding the context they were left in.