Archaeological monuments

Archaeological monuments. From the earliest prehistory to the present time, the inhabitants have left their traces in the soil of Overijssel. This soil archive is an important and the only source of information for prehistory. On the basis of remnants from the past, such as pottery shards, (flint) stone axes or discolorations in the soil of, for example, farm posts, it is possible to tell something about the people and their way of life in the past. This archaeological record is very fragile: the remains are usually close to the surface. Moreover, the soil archive can only be consulted once: once something has been excavated, it is gone forever. This map shows the Archaeological Monuments (AMK) of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE) Archaeological Monuments Care Act. On 1 September 2007, the Archaeological Monuments Care Act came into effect. This implies a far-reaching amendment to the 1988 Monuments Act. As of 1 September 2007, archaeological values ​​are subject to a legal obligation based on the amended 1988 Monuments Act to take into account the monuments present or to be expected in the ground when adopting a zoning plan ( Article 38a).