If cultural properties are buried in the district designated for development projects, what measures are to be taken?

• If cultural properties are confirmed to be buried in the district designated for a development project, excavation inspections are required to protect the properties before initiating the project. Prior to excavation, the prospecting work should be carried out to determine the range of distribution of buried cultural properties and their characteristics (ancient tomb, temple site, residential area or kiln site).
• What’s the reason for carrying out an excavation inspection?

• The surface survey cannot determine the exact location, characteristics and condition of buried cultural properties, so excavation inspections are carried out to keep the record of the properties in order to prevent destruction resulting from development projects.
• When considering the fact that such excavation inspections have successfully confirmed the existence of ruins dating from the Paleolithic Age around the country and the historical events recorded in literature, the importance of excavation is indescribable.
• When important ruins are discovered through excavation, they are designated as historic sites or local monuments for protection, and some valuable relics excavated from the area are designated as National Treasures or Treasures.
• Reports are issued to keep the records of excavated cultural properties, which are exhibited in museums for the public to observe.