OK, people, a thought experiment: WHAT IF, due to new technologies, lots of resources,As always in archaeology, the jury still isn't in. Everything we say in the field of archaeology should be prefaced by the phrase, "as far as we can tell so far". It's an on-going process and theories which may seem foolish now may one day be proven correct. Discussion is very helpful and healthy, but actual evidence and proof are better.
overcoming political opposition, etc., archaeologists could excavate and/or evaluate ALL extant sites and relevant data in our lifetimes.
So that all information about ancient cultures....time lines, migration routes, evolutionary patterns, dna traces, religions, conquests, the identity of the inventors of culture, everything...could be made public?
Isn't this the logical extension of the pursuit of archeology (and anthropology and history, etc.)?
Would it be a good thing to do? What would be the repercussions?