Combining New Awareness and Public Support for Archaeology with In Situ Preservation of an Archaeological Monument
Bertil van Os|Tessa de Groot|José Schreurs|Marc H. L. Stappers|Marjolein Verschuur
Preserving archaeological remains in situ is one of the main objectives Valletta Treaty, which was signed by Dutch government 1992. Subsequently, preservation has become pillars heritage management Netherlands. Another objective Treaty promotion education and raising public awareness for protection investigation heritage. Until recently, this goal received too little attention. The design building an underground visitor centre, DOMunder, raised important question: How can we transform monument into asset community at same time ensure long-lasting preservation? Not many parallels exist, as most sites urban environments are seen a burden development. Sites generally either excavated or left situ; both cases archaeology invisible inaccessible to public. In case location in...
Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites