Excavating Graves Questions about digging I was wondering what you think about excavating graves.
Different cultures believe different things about death and the afterlife.
The responsibility of an archaeologist is to take into careful consideration the cultural heritage to which a human burial belongs in making a decision about whether or not to excavate a grave. In making these difficult decisions, an archaeologist must also take into account the future preservation of a grave or cemetery. Sometimes graves and cemeteries are threatened by building development, natural disasters, environmental changes and vandalism. An archaeologist has the duty to study and preserve those remains for future generations. Leaving graves where they are does not necessarily guarantee their preservation.