Archaeological achievements emerge from the "storage"! Building a "one map" for urban archaeology

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02/11/2026
Today, the National Cultural Heritage Administration held a press conference to brief on the "15th Five-Year Plan for Archaeological Work." At the conference, it was introduced that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China will promote the transformation and dissemination of archaeological achievements, advance the publication of archaeological reports and the development of archaeological archives, and implement the regularized transfer of unearthed cultural relics. The system of "archaeological investigation first, land transfer later" will be fully implemented, and efforts will be made to incorporate underground cultural relic burial areas into territorial spatial planning, delineate underground cultural relic burial areas, and build a "one map" for urban archaeology. The construction of site museums and archaeological site parks will be coordinated, and public archaeology and archaeological study programs will be carried out in a standardized manner.