Protection of the State of Prehistoric Mounds in Hungary

Law as a Conservation Measure

Bibliographic Data

ID20499378
AuthorsCsaba Albert Tóth (0000-0002-0934-135X, University of Debrecen, corresponding author), Attila Rákóczi (Agricultural and Rural Development Agency, Békés County Office, Békéscsaba, Hungary), Sándor Tóth (0000-0002-9004-0406, University of Debrecen)
Year2018
Volume20
Issue3
Pages113-142
Publication date2018-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueConservation and Management of Archaeological Sites (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-5033 • E-ISSN: 1753-5522
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13505033.2018.1486125
OpenAlexW2894886842
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited19

According to the Act of 1996 on nature protection, mounds (kurgans) are natural monuments protected nationally in Hungary. According to the law, all kurgans in Hungary were to be surveyed by 2002, and 1692 were included in the cadastre. Fewer than half of the kurgans remained intact due to numerous anthropogenic impacts. A high number of disturbing artificial buildings together with soil erosion, soil removal, and afforestation have significantly reduced the landscape value of kurgans. In 2002, 51.5% of the surveyed kurgans still represented some kind of a value and thus their protection became one of the most urgent tasks of nature conservation and archaeology. According to a Hungarian ministerial decree, established on the basis of an EU Council decree, the area of kurgans under cultivation must be removed from cultivation. By 2015, in the area of 90% of the kurgans under cultivation this land use, which caused significant erosion, was terminated

Archaeology · Decree · Geography · Political science · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Law · Marine and environmental studies · Soil and Environmental Studies · Forestry

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