What are the most important laws to know involving the preservation of important sites?

Question

What are the most important laws to know involving the preservation of important sites?

Answer 1

This will depend upon the location and the specific site.  Not all countries have laws covering sites of interest to anthropologists or archaeologists.

In the USA, there are several Federal laws of interest and many states also have legal means of protecting important sites.

Privately held sites and often harder to deal with than sites on public lands.

Answer 2

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