"There's no point. The impact of dragons just landing here would be felt throughout the region, so if one buries it, then it's even more suspicious. Better to let things accumulate naturally and protect the bones in-situ than to disrupt the natural burial and potential fossilization process."

Alucard pauses just long enough to add the current depth he's at, murmuring something about likely position of elbow before taking the measuring equipment out and moving a few feet further down.

"At any rate, it all boils down to how you interpret what we're looking at. Is this an object in full, is it a set of remains, is it a living memorial, or something else entirely? All of these meanings have been attached already."

Also yes. Yes he would have opinion on gathering dirt properly. Did you properly label your samples with exact locations?