Developers proposing activities that will cause surface disturbances may be required to hire an archaeologist to assess the potential impact of the project on archaeological resources.

For more information about the guidelines for developers, contact archaeology@gov.nt.ca.

Examples of development projects that may require an archaeologist are:

• The construction of highways, roads, winter roads, transmission lines, and pipelines
• Mining, gravel removal, quarrying, and land filling
• The development of dams, reservoirs, and tailings ponds
• Industrial, residential, commercial, recreational, and agricultural development that may result in ground disturbance
• Timber harvesting operations and land reclamation work
• The use of archaeological sites for tourist development
• Mineral, oil, and gas exploration activities like the establishment of camps, temporary airstrips, access routes, well sites, drilling activities, trenching, blasting, seismic activities, or quarries