Through this program the archeological heritage of the project region will be identified and recorded.
Intensive prospecting in the environmental compartments of archeological potential in the areas of direct and indirect influence, including the areas surrounding the probable expansion following the conclusion of the enterprise;
Register, update and precisely delimit the sites in the area that will be affected;
Quantify and qualify the archeological sites in a precise panoramic manner, with the goal of implementing an archeological rescue program if necessary and registering these sites in the National Archeological Site Registry (CNSA);
Identify the existing cultural diversity in the area to be affected in order to establish proper methodologies for dealing with each site, in accordance with its unique characteristics;
Verify the degree of conservation of the archeological sites with the goal of identifying the cumulative impacts, future impacts and possibilities and strategies for conservation, preservation and/or recognition of their value;
The Prospecting Program should result in a report that offers elements for the preparation of a possible archeological rescue program, which should be based on scientifically significant criteria when selecting possible threatened sites;
Establish a Heritage Education Program.