Just a random though but imagine after a large scale battle in WW2 blown up tanks explosion holes shells everywhere someone has to clean all this up who’s job is it and how long does it take?
Zone Rouge in France has areas that are deemed unhinhabitabl due to the devestation Estimated it will take over 700 years to fully clean
Well there are military conventions that say that armies which place mine fields must hand over the maps which show location and extent of those mine fields to civilian authorities of the affected territory after war's end. So there is *a little* provision about cleaning up after the war.
Many grave sites from the 30 years war are mass graves that were dug quite a while after a battle. (Bodies having been stripped clean of any valuables, bones being missing and animal bite marks may give that away. ) It's assumed that locals often would put the bodies into graves of their own accord if they feared disease or they were coerced into cleaning up by local authorities.
Well there are military conventions that say that armies which place mine fields must hand over the maps which show location and extent of those mine fields to civilian authorities of the affected territory after war's end. So there is *a little* provision about cleaning up after the war.
Many grave sites from the 30 years war are mass graves that were dug quite a while after a battle. (Bodies having been stripped clean of any valuables, bones being missing and animal bite marks may give that away. ) It's assumed that locals often would put the bodies into graves of their own accord if they feared disease or they were coerced into cleaning up by local authorities.
Yes but the assumption is that the mines are staying where they were... which is not always the case, i.e. you got a nice shower and the stream suddenly floods the mined area and the mines are now somewhere.
In antiquity, weapons and armor constituted substantial fortunes, and were meticulously looted by the victorious armies, usually as a form of bonus. Scavengers then carted off whatever was left, which had not been worth carrying by the army. Anything found in modern times to mark the scene of an ancient battle would have to have been missed repeatedly, or covered up in some way.