> we dig up and remove artifacts whenever and wherever we find them Not anymore, at leats not everywhere. AFAIK there is a stop to excavations of unexplored ar

> we dig up and remove artifacts whenever and wherever we find them Not anymore, at leats not everywhere. AFAIK there is a stop to excavations of unexplored areas in Pompei. There are several burial sites of kings and emperors in Korea and China that are intentionally left unexcavated (they excavated a few mounds, but left the rest as it is).