LAW OF UKRAINE

of March 18, 2004 No. 1626-IV

About protection of archaeological heritage

This Law governs the relations connected with protection of archaeological heritage of Ukraine - integral part of cultural heritage of mankind, vulnerable and nonrestorable source of knowledge of the historical past, and also determines the rights and obligations of researchers of archaeological heritage.

Section I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Determination of terms

In this Law the stated below terms are used in such value:

archaeological heritage of Ukraine (further - archaeological heritage) - set of the objects of archaeological heritage which are under protection of the state and the related territories, and also mobile cultural values (archaeological objects) which occur from objects of archaeological heritage;

archaeological investigation - the type of scientific research of archaeological heritage which is not connected with destruction of occupation layer (except limited shurfovaniye for determination of thickness of occupation layer) object of archaeological heritage and directed to identification, localization (mapping), interpretation of objects of archaeological heritage, refining of data on already known objects of archaeological heritage;

archeological excavations - the type of scientific research of archaeological heritage sent to search and studying of archaeological remaining balance in the territory of object of archaeological heritage which is performed by systematic inspection of land or underwater surface and includes earth and underwater works which consequence partial or final fracture of the researched object can be;

permission - the document of the established sample issued by the central executive body in the field of protection of cultural heritage which grants the right to carrying out archaeological investigations, excavation in the territory of monument, the protected archaeological territory, in protection zones, historical areas of the inhabited places, and also on research of remaining balance of life activity of the person which contains under the land surface and water;

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