arXiv cs.CLPaper
(Whose defaults?) Is artificial intelligence reorienting archaeological methods?
This pushes back on techno-solutionism. The data shows no meaningful collapse in method diversity despite AI adoption; in fact the field got more diverse. The paper's contribution is negative—showing what did not happen—which is valuable but limited. For builders in academic tools: the real opportunity is expanding the range of what archaeologists can do, not displacing existing methods.