Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5A-333 - Definitions(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Archaeology Office" means the Archaeology Office established under § 5A-334 of this subtitle.(c) "Associated funerary objects" means objects that are reasonably believed to have been placed with individual human remains as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture.(d)(1) "Cave" has the meaning stated in § 5-1401 of the Natural Resources Article.(2) "Cave" includes: (i) any naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, cavern, sinkhole, grotto, rock shelter, or system of interconnecting passages beneath the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge; and(ii) natural subsurface water and drainage systems.(e) "Committee" means the Advisory Committee on Archaeology.(f) "Human remains" means any part of the body of a deceased human being in any state of decomposition.(g) "Native American" means an individual or a descendant of an individual who inhabited North America before European contact.(h) "Submerged archaeological historic property" means any underwater structure, remains, or object that: (1) yields or is likely to yield information significant to the study of human prehistory, history, or culture; and(i) is so embedded in underwater land that excavating tools are needed to move the bottom sediments to reach all or part of it and has remained unclaimed for at least 100 years; or(ii) is included or is eligible to be included in the National Register of Historic Places.