Steven
2020-03-20 10:11:43
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the opportunity to recover these within an appropriate time and document them scientifically. This may mean the necessity of an excavation. Since construction delays may occur, all soil interventions must be coordinated with the state archaeology office in advance.
Hello rpc
I want to point out a pitfall to you:
If you find anything in the ground (Roman coins or wall remains), you are obliged to report it. This is okay and everyone understands that.
Now comes the tricky part: A construction stop will probably be ordered at first. That is understandable to everyone. Then the authority has all the time in the world. They will inspect the archaeological site and prepare a plan. Let’s say: A very generous estimate is made of the radius in which excavations need to be carried out. Then a company is commissioned to remove the soil around the monument and secure the excavation site. This can be extremely elaborate and expensive. Then the archaeologists arrive with shovel, brush and bucket and dig. This can also take a lot of time. When everything is done, you will be allowed to continue building. You bear all costs (construction company and archaeologists) because, according to the law, you are the "culprit," since you want to build there. This can quickly cost a high five-figure amount.
If things go really badly, you can also be prohibited from building at this location. This would apply, for example, if a city wall is to be preserved.
Of course, you will be reimbursed for the proceeds that the archaeological site yields. But who buys an archaeological site?
I once went through this game with an elk skeleton. And I don’t want to experience it again.
Steven