Abstract

An increasing number of geophysical exploration projects are subject to archaeological impact assessments under British Columbia's Heritage Conservation Act. While present modeling allows the identification of areas within the developments with a potential to contain buried archaeological remains, industry practices make it difficult to conduct field work prior to development. As such, verification of impacts must be completed after the fact. Impact assessments of three geophysical projects are described, illustrating the weakness and strengths of present government management policies and practices.