Since the beginning of the year, the Main Department of Cultural Heritage of the Moscow Region has issued 14,000 conclusions on the presence of cultural heritage objects on land plots intended for economic development. This figure is 10% higher than the data for the same period last year.
Specialists remind that before starting any construction or excavation works it is necessary to make sure that there are no objects of cultural heritage on the site. In some cases, it may be necessary to conduct historical and cultural expertise, including archaeological surveys. Violators who damage or destroy objects of cultural heritage will face administrative or criminal liability.