Theme:
2. Net Zero Archaeologies – Sustainability in the Past, Present and Future
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Modern Quarries and Archeology: Protection Issues, Regulations, Methodologies, Impact, Sustainability
Content:
The recent and historical development of quarries brought significant impacts on landscapes, biodiversity and non-renewable resources, including archaeological heritage. The analysis of the past and present impact of modern quarries, and the assessment of the risk they pose, are not secondary issues in the holistic protection of Cultural heritage. According to the directives and charters for environmental and archaeological protection and sustainable development in Europe, quarrying must be compatible with the prospects of an economy attentive to ‘green’ issues, taking care to enhance and strengthen cultural resources and landscapes. The issue is also reported as problematic by UNESCO, e.g. for the Syrian site of Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din, and is evident in many other cases worldwide. Furthermore, the impact of the continued exploitation of quarries destroys ancient quarry cliffs, relevant for the study of past architectural practice.
The session aims to discuss the different European and non-European regulations, the different approaches and methodologies to tackle the problem of the relationship between quarries and archaeology. Furthermore, we want to consider the best protection practices adopted from the perspective of sustainable heritage planning. This session intends to host papers presenting case studies derived from preventive archaeology, but also documented through non-direct surveys on the landscape, such as aerial and satellite remote sensing, or through archival and bibliographic documentation. The goal is to understand how the problem is managed globally and if best practices and shared strategies can be identified and applied, as methodological and operational trajectories.
Keywords:
Modern quarries and archeology, Planning and sustainability, Preventive Archeology, Methodologies and protection
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
sara marino (Italy) 1
Co-organisers:
Adel Kelany (Egypt) 2
Affiliations:
1. Researcher in Methodologies of Archaeological Research, Department of Sciences of Antiquity, Sapienza University of Rome
2. Director of Archaeological Awareness Department in Aswan Antiquities Office, Supreme Council of Antiquities. Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
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