It used to be destructive in the early days, because it was essentially just a way of committing "totally not grave robbery"
Modern day archeology is extremely conscious about the potential to destroy uncovered pieces, and will handle them with care. The priority is to not destroy things in the process
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It used to be destructive in the early days, because it was essentially just a way of committing "totally not grave robbery"
Modern day archeology is extremely conscious about the potential to destroy uncovered pieces, and will handle them with care. The priority is to not destroy things in the process