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by xenospn 599 days ago
Someone told me (years ago) that any building area in Manhattan must first be screened for Native American burial remains before any work could begin. Not sure if that’s true tho!
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That seems reasonable doesn’t it? Once it’s gone it’s gone.

We have areas like that here in New Zealand.

https://hamilton.govt.nz/property-rates-and-building/distric...

In southwest Dublin City, you more or less can’t do anything without hitting Viking stuff. Hence, for instance, this: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/aungier-street-lidl-arch...

Probably the world’s only discount supermarket with a built-in museum.

Due to heavy construction in the last decade, there is apparently now a shortage of archaeologists; if you find something while excavating, you’re going to need one.