26th October 2011, 01:07 PM
BAJR Wrote: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.
You should always consider leaving the human remains in situ (if they aren't gonna be damaged by the development).
Also I'd say its just as important to contact the county archaeologist too. At the very least to get advice and the local research priorities and/or benefit of past mistakes.
We get burial licenses over the phone, then faxed through. But I think that ease and any leeway is given coz we are a known archaeological company thtas been doing it for ages.
Some unknown person/company may have to provide more? Not sure though.