                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTIES OF DIRECTOR (§ 10.1-2301)

The Director shall:

1. Coordinate all archaeological research on state-controlled land and in state
archaeological sites and zones;

2. Coordinate a survey of significant archaeological sites located on
state-controlled land, and upon request, survey and officially recognize
significant archaeological sites on privately owned property;

3. Identify, evaluate, preserve and protect sites and objects of antiquity which
have historic, scientific, archaeologic or educational value and are located on
state-controlled land or on state archaeological sites or zones;

4. Protect archaeological sites and objects located on state-controlled land or
on state archaeological sites or zones from neglect, desecration, damage and
destruction;

5. Ensure that archaeological sites and objects located on state-controlled land
or on state archaeological sites or zones are identified, evaluated and properly
explored so that adequate records may be made;

6. Encourage private owners of designated state archaeological sites to
cooperate with the Commonwealth to preserve the site;

7. Encourage a statewide archaeological education program to inform the general
public of the importance of its irreplaceable archaeological heritage; and

8. Designate the State Archaeologist to (i) assist the Director by coordinating,
overseeing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of this chapter and (ii)
perform such other duties as required by the Director. The State Archaeologist
shall be a technically trained archaeologist and shall have both a practical and
theoretical knowledge of archaeology.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 424, §§ 10-150.2, 10-150.8; 1984, c. 750; 1988, c. 891, §
10.1-901; 1989, c. 656; 2005, c. 457.