Crimean authorities have started the battle with the " black archeologists "

The Council of Ministers of Crimea adopted the action plan for combating unauthorized excavations and the organization of the study of objects of archaeological heritage.
"One of the main objectives of the proposed plan is to complement and generalize the experience of counteraction of illegal archaeological reconnaissance and excavations, using the experience of other Russian regions ", - said at the meeting of the Council of Ministers head of the Department for the protection of cultural heritage Natalia Grinenko, reports news Agency.
in her expressions, currently on the Peninsula more than five 5 thousand monuments of archeology, which belong To the cultural heritage. Thus while Crimea from Ukraine conservation measures such objects are not taken. As examples, she cited the burial grounds within the Bakhchisaray, Simferopol and Belogorsk area." There looted thousands of burial facilities, " said Grinenko. To battle with the "black archeologists" in Crimea and connect law enforcement. For example, the regional offices of the interior Ministry and the FSB, in Accordance with an outline plan, it is necessary to build the work on suppression of illegal trafficking of archaeological objects. The state Committee for the protection of cultural heritage will be required to identify all sites promoting illicit trafficking of archaeological finds. Also there will be a list of objects of archaeological heritage, exposed to unauthorized excavations. They will be marked on a special map. As reported in the adopted document, data On the work done should be submitted to the Committee on the protection of cultural heritage of Crimea until 20 December 2015. In the Council of Ministers the results have to arrive before December 25. On the need to actively engage in the battle against illegal archaeological excavations in the Crimea, the head of the Republic Sergey Aksenov said in February of 2015." we need one-time funding, to dig up everything you can. We receive fresh tourist facilities, in addition to this, I'm sure there's a really valuable items, which will add to the collections of museums, " said he. According to him the private collections of Scythian gold, found within the Crimea, on the black market are sold at 20-30 thousand Dollars. In addition, the authorities of the Crimea will make a list of objects of archaeological heritage, exposed to unauthorized excavations to apply them on a Google Earth map." Compile a list of objects of archaeological heritage, exposed to unauthorized excavations, and put them on the map Google Earth ", - RIA "news" the text of the order of the Crimean government.


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