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Ministry of Culture.”(CHMP section1.6,page8). Could you please provide us with a
document of permission?
Audit of procedure of protection, cataloging, presentation and report to public
community of archaeological findings
1. Everybody will have access to the Azeri, Russian and English versions of
ESIA report and General Action Plan (ESIA section3.8). What have you
done in this field?
2. Significant areas where unavoidable impact will occur will be fully recorded,
published in academic journals and in a popular form. In this way, the information
can be made available for the people of Azerbaijan and other
nations.(commitment 604 CHP and ESIA report section 10.3.11). The Audit
Team would like to receive this report.
3. What have you done in order for realization of commitment 159?Have you got
any relevant document for it?
4. According to final report of BTC monitoring by the working group of National
NGOs’ (1.1) research and catalogue of archaeological finds are very passive.
What can you say about this note?
5. According to final report of BTC monitoring by the working group of National
NGOs’ (11 (e)) Report of archaeological work for public was not organized
properly. Could you please provide us with measures that has done for it?
6. The Audit Team would like to get access to management procedures of
community complaints.
7. Have there been the case of removal of graves along the pipeline? If yes, could
you please provide us with the list of the religious persons who participated in the
ceremony?
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Appendix 4
SCP commitments in Cultural Heritage Protection
1.
156
The pipeline has been routed to avoid known or potential archaeological sites
where practical.
2.
157
Pre-construction work will be undertaken to evaluate & record suspected
archaeological sites.
3.
158
There will be specialist archaeological surveillance present during the clearance
of the ROW and facility sites
4.
159
Issues of archaeological awareness (such as ownership of finds, notification of
finds and protection of archaeological sites) will be included in induction training
5.
160
Archaeology - Several important sites have been identified and will be the
subject of intrusive investigations prior to pipeline construction
6.
161
Archaeology - Further investigations are planned during pre-construction to
determine the nature and extent of archaeological finds.
7.
162
An archaeologist with a watching brief will accompany the construction activities
on the pipeline, and will record the presence of archaeological features. The
archaeologist conducting the watching brief will also advise on procedures to be
followed by the construction supisor.
8.
163
If areas of archaeological significance are revealed on the pipeline route, the
appropriate response will be decided upon in consultation with the Ministry of
Culture and Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography. In some cases it may be
possible to alter the route of the pipeline and avoid damage to the feature.
Where the pipeline cannot be sensibly moved, significant sites may need to be
excavated and recorded prior to construction activities continuing in the area.
9.
164
'To ensure that Archaeologists will be present on site during construction
activities on the ROW.
10. 165
'To discuss specific proposal for investigation work with the IoA in the event that
there are areas of archaeological interest outside the 44m corridor, but within
the pipeline restriction zone.
11. 166
The BTC Owners are currently discussing the possibility of working in
conjunction with the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture to develop a management
plan for the Gobustan Cultural Reserve.
12.
604
Significant areas where unavoidable impact will occur will be fully recorded,
published in academic journals and in a popular form. In this way, the
information can be made available for the people of Azerbaijan and other
nations.
13.
650
The pipeline has been routed as close to the boundary of the Gobustan Cultural
Reserve as possible, through a relatively disturbed area and away from known
locations of archaeological significance. Trial trenching will be conducted in this
area to determine if there are any archaeological features present and a
mitigation strategy will be developed in accordance with the Cultural Heritage
Management Plan (Part 2a, Baseline Appendix).
14. 684
The objectives of the Cultural Heritage Management Plan are to: