Are city ruins REALLY eligible for archaeologists?

[iammaxhailme]

I have seen some reddit posts saying they are in BNW, some saying they are with hidden antiquity sites, some saying they aren't at all. Can somebody settle this?

I have archaeologists on one, but they don't seem to be able to do anything, and I want to make sure before I turn it into a farm!

 

[pdxmm]

Some might become antiquity sites but it is pretty random as far as I know. The hidden ones are created at the beginning of a game as they can be seen using a save game editor well before researching Archaeology. I say turn it into a farm now and if it does become an antiquity site you can always rework it.

 

[Convict]

If you aren't going to go down the Exploration route, it doesn't really matter. If you and are worried that an AI may come and steal it, just plonk an obsolete unit or Great Person on it.