The paper deals with an experience on the construction, development and application of a “model” for the planning, accomplishment and management of an archaeological park, starting from the crucial issue concerning the conservation and restoration of its ancient remains. This model was tested under conditions of actual operation on the field; the case study of Tilmen Höyük in South-Eastern Turkey, (3rd and 2nd millennium BC, Bronze Age), officially opened in October 2007. The model was conceived as a transferable one to other archaeological sites in the Mediterranean area, and was developed assuming as a benchmark the basic requirements of historical, archaeological, technological, chemical-physical, environmental and social sciences, with particular attention to the problems presented by the foreseen mixed touristic-didactic uses of the site. As far as accessibility and use are concerned, we set up a modular system prototype for archaeological site shelters, adaptable to other sites, and all modular devices – fixed and mobile – necessary for the appropriate use of the park. The achieved results are the product of a real interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary project, which has been constantly developed giving prominent attention to the themes of eco-compatibility and sustainability, under the social, economic, technical and environmental points of view within a strict and coherent idea of international cooperation.
Conservation and Management of Cultural Landscape: The Archaeological Park of Tilmen Hoyuk, Turkey
MUSSO, STEFANO FRANCESCO;FRANCO, GIOVANNA
2011-01-01
Abstract
The paper deals with an experience on the construction, development and application of a “model” for the planning, accomplishment and management of an archaeological park, starting from the crucial issue concerning the conservation and restoration of its ancient remains. This model was tested under conditions of actual operation on the field; the case study of Tilmen Höyük in South-Eastern Turkey, (3rd and 2nd millennium BC, Bronze Age), officially opened in October 2007. The model was conceived as a transferable one to other archaeological sites in the Mediterranean area, and was developed assuming as a benchmark the basic requirements of historical, archaeological, technological, chemical-physical, environmental and social sciences, with particular attention to the problems presented by the foreseen mixed touristic-didactic uses of the site. As far as accessibility and use are concerned, we set up a modular system prototype for archaeological site shelters, adaptable to other sites, and all modular devices – fixed and mobile – necessary for the appropriate use of the park. The achieved results are the product of a real interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary project, which has been constantly developed giving prominent attention to the themes of eco-compatibility and sustainability, under the social, economic, technical and environmental points of view within a strict and coherent idea of international cooperation.
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