Both the state archaeologist and Energy Transfer’s contract archaeologist said in depositions that were never presented in trial that they didn’t actually have expertise in sacred sites. If that’s the case – then how would they or Energy Transfer – or Greenpeace for that matter – know if a site was desecrated? And if they couldn’t know that, how could they prove that anyone claiming sacred sites were desecrated was “defaming” Energy Transfer? Usually in defamation cases, claimants need to prove that what’s been said about them was not true. This is the deposition of state archaeologist Paul Picha.