What is cultural relics archaeological exploration

Architecture is to cooperate with the work of cultural relics exploration, architectural works do not need to carry out cultural relics exploration.

(1) all archaeological excavation work, must fulfill the reporting and approval procedures, no unit or individual shall not privately excavate the buried cultural relics.

(2) provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Cultural Relics Organization, archaeological research institutions and institutions of higher learning, for the purpose of scientific research in archaeological excavations, must be put forward excavation plan, reported to the State Administration of Cultural Affairs in conjunction with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences review, approved by the State Administration of Cultural Affairs, before the excavation. The need for national key cultural relics protection units for archaeological excavations, by the State Administration of Cultural Affairs in conjunction with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences review, reported to the State Council for approval.

(3) need to cooperate with the construction of archaeological excavations, by the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government cultural administrative departments in the exploration work based on the proposed excavation plan, reported to the state cultural administrative departments in conjunction with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences for review by the state cultural administrative departments for approval. Indeed, because of the construction schedule is urgent or there is a risk of natural destruction, the ancient cultural sites, ancient tombs in urgent need of rescue, by the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government cultural administrative departments to organize forces to carry out excavation work, and at the same time to make up for the approval procedures.

(4) No foreigner or foreign organization may conduct archaeological investigations and excavations in China without special permission from the state cultural administrative department under the State Council.

Extended Information

The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics

Article 64? In violation of the provisions of this Law, if any of the following acts constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law:

(1) stealing and excavating ancient cultural sites and ancient tombs;

(2) damaging or destroying precious cultural relics under the protection of the state intentionally or by negligence;

(3) unauthorized sale of cultural relics from the state-owned collection or giving them to a non-state-owned unit or an individual in private;

(4) Will be prohibited by the state out of the precious cultural relics privately sold or given to foreigners;

(e) profit-making purpose of selling cultural relics prohibited by the state;

(f) smuggling of cultural relics;

(g) theft, looting, private or illegal appropriation of state-owned cultural relics;

(h) should be held criminally liable for other acts of obstruction of cultural relics management.

Article 65? Violation of the provisions of this Law, resulting in the loss or destruction of cultural relics, shall bear civil liability in accordance with the law.

Violation of the provisions of this Law, constitutes a violation of public security management, the public security organs shall be given public security management punishment according to law.

Violation of the provisions of this Law, constitutes smuggling behavior, does not constitute a crime, by the Customs in accordance with relevant laws and administrative regulations shall be punished.

Baidu Encyclopedia - License for Exploration and Archaeological Excavation of Cultural Relics

Baidu Encyclopedia - Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics