Hello Glassman,

Information regarding this site was obtained through local knowledge and inference from signage and barriers in the area, and not by access to the Archeological Branch's restricted access database.

Further, the site and other archeological details in this area are mentioned in the following two publicly accessible documents:

- Garden Bay Provincial Park Management Plan (1992)

https://nrs.objectstore.gov.bc.ca/kuwyyf/garden_bay_marine_pa_mp_19921120_de77caa0ec.pdf

- A New Style of Glass Bead from Garden Bay, British Columbia (DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.23531.03360)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313887703_A_New_Style_of_Glass_Bead_from_Garden_Bay_British_Columbia

I can understand that having the archeological sites in the database can result in desecration of the sites. 

On the flip side, I can also see users having a greater respect of the area due to a greater understanding of the historical significance of the area.

There is also a concern that the secrecy in archeological sites is resulting in secrecy in land use and management decisions.

I could not find a formal policy about archeological sites on the OpenStreetMap wiki, other than a short informal discouraging sentence. Perhaps changing the "name=DjSa-3" to "ref:borden=DjSa-3" and removing the "historic=archaeological_site" tag would help. The combination of these two changes should preserve the data within the database but remove the sites from consumer renderers. I will leave it with the DWG to determine what steps should be taken.

Thank you, eerib