during work with the kashaya pomo, archaeologists worked with kashaya cultural laws that separate sacred and earthly places. because of that: during work with the kashaya pomo, archaeologists worked with kashaya cultural laws that separate sacred and earthly places. because of that: archaeology needed to be reframed as a spiritual practice, since it dealt with ancestors. archaeology was completely impossible, and only archival work could be done. archaeology had to proceed focused only on burial sites. archaeology could proceed without consultation with living people.