A preliminary desktop assessment of available information from such sources as Aboriginal Affairs Victoria is carried out to identify any previously found aboriginal heritage.
Phase 2: A few months prior to construction, a site inspection is carried out to confirm information ga
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the desk top assessment, and identify any additional issues that may become apparent during
the inspection.
Phase 3: More detailed subsurface testing is carried out at those sites along
the proposed alignment which have been identified as being of potential significance. Small digging equipment and hand shovels are used to excavate small trenches in potentially sensitive areas (for example
the area surrounding a creek bed). These excavated areas are
the n checked by archaeologists and local Aboriginal representatives to identify if
the re are any significant artefacts or sites of significance that may be disturbed as a result of
the construction pipeline.
Phase 4: Immediately prior to construction before
the construction team begins excavation on
the pipeline route
the y will scrape
the first few centimetres of soil to ensure that no archaeological features have been missed. Aboriginal representatives from
the local community are employed to monitor this process along sections of
the route.