Building permit with an excavation permit

What exactly do you want to know? I myself am an archaeologist and very often accompany construction measures.

Hello

it depends on how it is formulated in your building permit.

The construction of the house itself is irrelevant for the archaeologist. It’s purely about the ground, i.e., the earthworks.

The archaeologist stands beside the excavator during the topsoil removal and watches to see if any findings come up. At that point, it’s already clear whether “digging” is necessary or not. If the topsoil removal on ALL relevant (!) areas (including the wall) is unremarkable, he fills out a form (which you and the monument authority receive), and then you can start building and will probably never be bothered again.

If findings come to light, it depends on the construction depth:

1. construction depth was reached: covering with geotextile basically suffices....(consultation with the monument authority – but this is done by the archaeologist)

2. construction depth was not reached: excavation until reaching the construction depth, possibly a complete excavation depending on the find/evidence situation...

I don’t know which federal state you live in. In Bavaria, different companies can be commissioned for the topsoil removal and the actual excavation: the topsoil removal is one measure and the excavation itself is another measure. That’s why it can be awarded differently....(but that doesn’t really make sense)

Hello Grillhendl, am I even obliged to carry this out? Or is it just a recommendation?

It says all earthworks (removal of topsoil) are to be accompanied by an archaeologist.