CATALOGUINGAND VALORISATIONOF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES:

THE CASE OF MARCHE REGION

Enrica Petrucci , Francesco Di Lorenzo , Carla Pancaldi2 1 3

UNICAM,ScuoladiArchitetturaeDesign“E.Vittoria”,enrica.petrucci@unicam.

ABSTRACT

This paper analyzes measures aimed at the conservation and enhancement of archaeological finds and

focuses on the those undertaken by the Administration and by the local Superintendence of the Marche

region,whichrepresentsaninterestingcasestudyfortherichnessanddiffusionofsites.

The Region, supported by laws, has recently outlined the framework of the local archaeological system,

consisting of parks, sites or specific structures, defining priorities and procedures for an intervention plan.

Among them, the implementation of the Carta Archeologica delle Marche (CAM), conceived as an

operative tool for data collection and for their integration with different planning means. In case of

excavations within the regional archaeological parks, protection techniques are usually based on two types of

approaches: temporary structures, built during excavation works, that finally become permanent; stable

structures, designed for the musealization of the archeological area, whose formal values often ​prevail over​

conservation. Notwithstanding the efforts of the Superintendence of Archaeological Heritage of raising

awareness, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure a correct management of archaeological sites,

especially within urban areas, where a new approach need to be defined. Here, archaeological and historical

evidences should in fact represent the “thread” on which new processes of transformation can be critically

drawn. It seems essential to reconsider a multidisciplinary and integrated approach in the knowledge of the

history and archaeology of the Marche region, making exposition methods the natural purpose of research,

foratouristicandeconomicdevelopmentandforafullappreciationofourheritage.

Key-words: Archaeologicalsystem,cataloguing,conservation,valorisation