▁processes ▁between ▁arch ae olog ists , ▁and ▁project ▁developers ; ▁To ▁set ▁standards ▁for ▁fund ing ▁and ▁arch ae ological ▁and ▁conserv ational ▁methods ▁used ▁in ▁studying ▁the ▁“ know ledge ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁man kind ” ; ▁To ▁promote ▁educational ▁actions ▁and ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁the ▁protection ▁and ▁investigation ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁her itage ▁in ▁Europe ; ▁and ▁To ▁fost er ▁international ▁co - operation ▁and ▁joint ▁action ▁among ▁all ▁European ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁resource ▁management ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁developing ▁and ▁ex ch anging ▁relevant ▁scientific ▁information , ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁expert ise . ▁ ▁Definition ▁of ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁her itage ▁ ▁In ▁Article ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁re vised ▁Convention ▁arch ae ological ▁her itage ▁is ▁defined . ▁The ▁article ▁a ims ▁to ▁emphas ise ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁both ▁protection ▁and ▁scientific ▁investigation ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁her itage ▁as ▁" a ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁collect ive ▁memory ". ▁ ▁Consider ing ▁the ▁I COM OS ▁Char ter ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Management ▁of ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Heritage ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁" arch ae ological ▁knowledge ▁is ▁based ▁princip ally ▁on ▁the ▁scientific ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁her itage ". ▁Con sequ entially , ▁destruct ive ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁non - dest ruct ive ▁scientific ▁methods ▁can ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁provision ▁that ▁an ▁exc av ation ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁ult ima ▁ratio ▁to ▁gain ▁knowledge