They are happening now, while archaeologists at Nagaland University are still working through what these sites can tell us about the deep history of the region. Nagaland's soil holds material that speaks to the deep past of the entire subcontinent, and much of it is unprotected. What stands out in Jamir's account is not just the threat but the makeshift nature of the response to it. The people living near New Phor have as much claim to build and grow as any other community in the state. What is missing is the connective structure between that expertise and the everyday decisions being made about land use in villages like Meluri and Kiphire.