Farmers, fishers, fowlers, hunters ; Nederlandse Archeologische Rapporten 53 ; NAR 53

In 1992, the member states of the Council of Europe co-signed the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage in Valletta (Malta). This treaty, often referred to as the Valletta Convention, paved the way for development-led archaeology. It compels real estate developers to prospect for archaeological remains prior to construction activities and to deliberate with archaeologists and authorities on whether to excavate, preserve or ignore these remains. In many countries, this obligation completely changed the archaeological order of decision making and the allocation of... Mehr ...