Archaeological heritage

The number of archaeological sites decreases over time. On the destruction of archaeological sites of great influence has the impact of man and man-made factor. Archaeological sites are immovable heritage. Ancient cave paintings or mounds can not be moved to another location. There is an archaeological heritage that disappears over time. For example, these are “Flying deer” carved on a stone, which belong to the Iron Age. The European Cultural Convention recognized that archaeological heritage is vital for understanding history. The Convention recognized that the archaeological heritage is being destroyed due to the increasing number of cultural projects. Not only the interested states, but also all European countries should stand up to protect the archaeological heritage in order to reduce the destruction of the archaeological heritage. The Convention considers archaeological heritage objects and remnants of mankind from different eras. With the help of public funds, the country undertakes to preserve the archaeological heritage. In order to preserve material evidence, archaeological reserves will be created. Procedures for issuing excavation permits will be applied to prevent illegal excavations. When excavating, use equipment that will not harm the archaeological heritage.

Destructive factors are man-made and natural. To man-made include in particular the illegal excavations and economic activities.

Monitoring includes mapping, photographing and compiling topographic plans. With the help of monitoring is compiled passport of the archaeological heritage. The passport contains the name of the archaeological heritage, dating, the name of the author of the excavation, the state of the cultural layer where the heritage was found, the bibliography, archival sources, the historical significance of the heritage.

• European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage 1992 .
• Black diggers

• Article: “Archaeological Heritage”
• Article: "The Archaeological Heritage of Russia"
• Article: “Problems of preserving the archaeological heritage from Soviet archeology to the present day”
• Article: “The activities of the heritage research and production center for the preservation of the archaeological heritage”
• Article: "The problem of preserving the archaeological heritage of the Southern Urals in the context of its socio-cultural use"

• Archaeological heritage in the directory directory Open Directory Project (dmoz)
• ICOMOS , Charter for the Protection and Management of Archaeological Heritage ^[2] , 1990.