25th October 2011, 11:05 AM
BAJR Wrote:Just thought I would try and get the definitive approach, given that a few years have a past, so people will have got used to it.
(ps... I realise already that the discovery of unexpected human remains outwith a burial ground must be reported to the police as well. )
Here are two scenarios : and my answer
1) I intend to excavate a Bronze Age burial mound with the express intention of gathering human material for destructive scientific analysis, I will not be taking more than required and the rest of the body will remain.
I get permission before excavation and the 2 year retention rule cannot apply as their is nothing to rebury.
2) I intend to excavate a mound which I think is a clearance cairn but the client thinks is a burial mound - during the excavation we do uncover human remains.
I immediately apply for a licence from MoJ explaining how they were uncovered.
Do people have any experience of the length of time that these actions take?
:face-huh:
you can usually get a licence in a day or two if you are a reputable authority
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers