Section 4190.106 Custody and Curation

Section 4190

Section 4190.106  Custody and

Curation

a)         Title to Archaeological and Paleontological Resources.

Archaeological and paleontological resources excavated or removed from public

lands shall remain the property of the State of Illinois (see 20 ILCS 3435/1).

All artifacts, implements and material found or discovered by illegal

disturbances or authorized or permitted field investigations, explorations, or

excavations shall be delivered to representatives of the Museum within 30 days

after the Agency acceptance of the final report unless arranged otherwise with

the Museum.

b)         Archaeological and Paleontological Reports and Field Records.

All original field records, notes, photographs and other project documentation

shall be deposited at the Museum within 30 days after the Department acceptance

of the final report unless arranged otherwise with the Museum.

c)         Conservation.  All archeological materials collected under

this Part will be maintained in appropriate conditions as defined in 36 CFR 79,

"Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological

Collections" (1990). Paleontological materials collected under this Part

will be curated following the same general standards established above for

archeological collections.