Cultural Monument: Research/Excavation - Approval
Excavations for cultural monuments, salvageof cultural monuments from water bodies and earthworks at a site where cultural monuments are to be suspected in the ground require the approval of the competent authority.
Approval may be granted subject to conditions, e.g.
- management of the action by an expert,
- Type of planning and execution,
- Treatment, securing and documentation of soil finds,
- Reporting
- final establishment of the excavation or site.
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the lower monument protection authority or the commissioner for the archaeological preservation of monuments with the district or the municipality, which is responsible for the task of the lower building inspectorate.
Which documents are required?
- informal application
- the documents required for the assessment, e.g. site map, cadastral map or basemap with entries
What are the fees?
There are no charges.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
There are no deadlines to observe.
What else should I know?
Earthworks and construction works, which are suspected of discovering cultural monuments, require a permit.
Projects in excavation areaswhich may endanger hidden cultural monuments require the approval of the competent authority. Agricultural and forestry use is generally free of authorisation.
Comments
Text reviewed by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture, updated on 12.04.2011
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The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
