Summary: The Convention applies to all remains and objects, or any other traces of human existence, which bear witness to epochs and civilisations for which excavations and discoveries are the main source, or one of the main sources, of scientific information.
Signed: 06/05/1969
International ratification: 02/12/1969
Entry into force: 20/11/1970
Denunciation: 08/10/2010
Termination: 09/04/2011