PRESERVAREIL PATRIMONIOARCHEOLOGICO IN TERRA CRUDA:
problematiche di conservazione e metodologie di intervento
Manuela Mattone
PolitecnicodiTorino,DipartimentoArchitettura&Design
VialeMattioli39–10125TORINO
manuela.mattone@polito.it
ABSTRACT
Earthen constructions represent an interesting and important architectural heritage, whose conservation is
necessary in order to make possible the transmission of a technological culture which keeps values of the
uniquenessofthelandscapeaswellasofitshistory.
There are numerous archaeological sites characterized by the presence of earthen construction. The
preservation of this heritage presents many difficulties due to several factors. Often, especially in the past,
the excavations were not followed by actions aimed at ensuring the preservation of archaeological remains.
Earthen constructions were damaged, and sometimes are still nowadays, by natural factors (water, wind, ecc)
and anthropogenic factors (neglect, vandalism, war, tourism, etc..). Interventions of protection, and even
restoration,havealsosometimesaffectedearthenremainsdestroyingthevalueofauthenticityofthesites.
Therefore it is absolutely necessary to plan the future of archaeological sites by providing a careful study of
the state of preservation of the earthen remains and to make a careful analysis of their possible degradation
processes,duetoclimaticandanthropogenicfactors
Key-words: preservation,earthenconstruction,archaeologicalsites.