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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

• lostlogin 2y ago
  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/district-plan/plan-changes/plan-change-9/archaeological-sites/ https://hamilton.govt.nz/property-rates-and-building/distric...
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• rsynnott 2y ago
  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-archaelogy 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.