Well, archaeologists are known to resort to "ritual" or "religious" when no obvious explanation exists. There's always the assumption that older civilizations w

Well, archaeologists are known to resort to "ritual" or "religious" when no obvious explanation exists. There's always the assumption that older civilizations were guided by more simplistic principles and since religion was a staple of almost every civilization it means this had to stand out and be overly represented in the findings. Religion along with war related stuff. So while the point above is made derisively it shouldn't be dismissed outright. This becomes a problem if they have evidence of it being a ritual site but the explanation was mistakenly overused in the past and lost its punch.