Development-led Archaeology in the former Czechoslovakia
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | Czech and Slovak republic shared a common history within Austrian-Hungarian Empire, during so called First Czechoslovak Republic and again after World War II in Czechoslovakia. This applies also to development of heritage care and development-led archaeology. Even though, the states divided in 1993, they used the same law from 1987 until year 2004, when new legislation in Slovakia was passed. In its time modern act is still effective in Czech Republic, but the change is now indispensable. In the beginning, the contribution will briefly summarize the development of heritage care in former Czechoslovakia until 2004, consequently it will compare current state of art in divided countries, aiming to identify strong and weak aspects of archaeological heritage protection during construction works, and their impact on scientific research. Firstly, the focus will be aimed on formal processes prior excavation with connection to the role of public administration and informatization of scientific knowledge in decision making. Secondly, the paper will describe the organizational structure and business behind research excavations, including obligations, territorial jurisdictions, scope of the excavation and influences on price making. In third part, brief overview on sanctions will be presented. Last part of the contribution will explain, how presented aspects influence scientific research both in Czech and Slovak Republic, and summarize strong and weak points of both legislations. |