On July 1, 2016, the Dutch heritage law entered into force, replacing The Monuments Act and its permits. The Dutch heritage law states that organizations involved in archaeological research require statutory certification, according to the archeology schedule or assessment directive BRL SIKB 4000. We can certify your archeological research according to these requirements.
Why choose certification for archaeological research from SGS?
You can contact us to:
- Acquire the appropriate certification for your archeological research, in accordance with BRL SIKB 4000
- Confirm that your research meets the high quality archaeological requirements for research of agricultural and aquatic sediment
- Gain permission for land and underwater excavations (moving or removing cultural heritage underwater is an excavation and now requires certification)
Mandatory certification for archaeological research in the Netherlands
As a world-leader in certification services we offer you unrivaled expertise in all aspects of archeological requirements in the Netherlands, including 15 years’ experience in the certification of ground and soil plans. Since the introduction of Kwalibo for quality assurance in soil management, we certify many of the Foundation for Infrastructure for Quality Assurance of Soil Management (SIKB) standards.
You can contact us to gain certification in accordance with BRL SIKB 4000 for one or more of the following mandatory and voluntarily protocols.
Mandatory protocols:
- Protocol 4003 exploratory field research IVO (soils)
- Protocol 4103 exploratory field research IVO (sediments)
- protocol 4004 Excavating (soils)
- protocol 4104 Excavating (sediments)
Voluntarily protocols:
- Protocol 4002 Research Office Protocol
- Protocol 4001 Protocol Program of Requirements
- Protocol 4006 Specialist examination
- Protocol 4107 Protocol archaeological supervision (sediments)
- Protocol 4010 Protocol Depot Management
Your certificate will be valid for four years, as long as you pass the yearly audit.
To find out more about certification for archaeological research, contact us today.