Baseline measurement archaeological national monuments

Management and preservation of archaeological national monuments

By order of the State Cultural Heritage Service, a baseline measurement of the Dutch archaeological national monuments on land has been carried out to obtain insight into the state and conservation. Hundreds of monuments such as megalithic tombs, burial mounds, mottes and settlements have been visually inspected, a lesser part of the monuments was additionally inspected by auger.

The research was carried out jointly with main contractor BAAC and De Steekproef. D7 archaeology was involved as project leader regarding the content, due to the experience gained from similar projects.