What Do You Do If You Find Bones on Your Construction Site?

Originally published by Matthew DeVries on Best Practices Construction Law blog.

It doesn't happen often, but every once in a while you may uncover something unexpected on the construction jobsite like bones or human remains. If this happens, what do you do?

If you find bones or other archaeological artifacts during excavation and construction, here are a few tips on what you should do:

• Stop work
• Call others (including the owner, architect/engineer of record and the local police)
• Assess options
• Preserve claims

(read a more in-depth explanation of these four steps...)