Publication Date:
2018-06-19
Description:
Preventive archaeology aims at assessing the archaeological interest of a given area, as well as discovering, interpreting, documenting, and protecting archaeological remains that might otherwise be destroyed by land development works. On request of private stakeholders or institutional bodies, archaeologists intervene on a given construction yard (of infrastructure or urbanisation works) in order to investigate the possible archaeological significance of zones subjected to excavation works. In many cases archaeological assays are carried out, which are associated with thorough stratigraphic documentations and definition of the final preservation conditions. The latter can involve suitable re-burying or musealization of some of the archaeological remains recovered. During these activities, the construction works are slowed down or completely interrupted up until the conclusion of the mentioned archaeological research, which can generate possible delays with respect to the planne...
Print ISSN:
1757-8981
Electronic ISSN:
1757-899X
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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