[RobertoG]

That made me smile because it's a little the opposite of what happen in many places in Europe. When somebody try to build something new, they have to contend with the archaeologists, who frequently insist that the construction is halted and they start to dig there.

[tt433]

FWIW that's very close to California state law, one of my buddies is that guy who can tell the construction workers to drop everything (they hate him!)