Throughout Egypt, archeologists are in a race against time to save ancient relics before they're plowed under. Last November, it took an international effort to halt construction of a road which threatened to roll over buried treasures on the Giza Plateau. You have to excavate because if you don't excavate today, it will disappear. But the relentless push of progress is not the only thing which threatens Egypt's antiquities. Many unearthed treasures sit in storerooms, the contents of which have never been restored or recorded.
Archeological digs entail more than simply moving dirt.
The situation has led to calls to halt excavations. But many Egyptologists believe stopping excavations is no solution. The government lacks the resources to update the storerooms and continue digging at the same time. And with the Ministry of Antiquities' stated goal of issuing fewer excavation permits, dealing with what has been found may soon take priority over protecting what still lies beneath the sand. External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive.