Damage to Archaeological Sites: Assessment Criteria and Situation in Latvia

Kairišs Andris () and Oļevska Irina ()
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Kairišs Andris: Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia
Oļevska Irina: Attorneys-at-law bureau Cobalt, Riga, Latvia

Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, 2020, vol. 8, issue 1, 45-82

Abstract: The aim of the article is to reflect the necessity of introducing objective criteria in articulating monetary value of the damage caused to archaeological sites (immovable cultural monuments) as a result of illegal activities. The research focuses on the damage assessment criteria and resulting diminishment of economic value that are used in several countries, as well as examines the key interests and stakeholders in damage assessment process and outcome. It further describes the corresponding situation in Latvia, determines the existing challenges and proposes the basis for improvement in administrative and legal procedures. Methods applied in the research are literature review, legal framework and documentary analysis, statistical analysis and elements of qualitative content analysis. International intercomparisons have been made consulting with foreign experts. The assay is mostly done from legal and socioeconomic point of view. The results of the research could be used for the purposes of amending legal regulation and damage assessment mechanisms.

Keywords: Archaeological heritage; cultural heritage; cultural monuments; damage assessment; looting; socio-economic values (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.2478/bjreecm-2020-0005

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