Archaeological Heritage: Management and Protection

Objectives

1) To identify the principal national and international laws of Cultural, Architectural and Archaeological
Heritage.
2) To recognize the evolution and the historic context of Cultural Heritage management in Portugal.
3) To know the archaeology organization in Europe and Portugal.
4) To analyze the different safeguard, conservation and valorization´s process of monuments and
archaeological sites.
5) To identify the principals questions of technique management, administrative organization and financial
system of Portuguese Archaeology.
6) To prepare students in research methodology directed to case studies.

General characterization

Code

722051400

Credits

10.0

Responsible teacher

Santiago Augusto Ferreira Macias

Hours

Weekly - 3

Total - 280

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

CUSTÓDIO, J.(2011),"Renascença" Artística e Práticas de Conservação e Restauro Arquitectónico em Portugal, durante a 1.ª República,Caleidoscópio
CUSTÓDIO, J., Coord(2012), 100 Anos de Património. Memória e Identidade. Portugal 1910-2010, 2.ª ed.,IGESPAR
LACROIX, M.(1999),O Princípio de Noé ou a Ética da Salvaguarda,Piaget
LOPES, F. (2012), Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico,Editorial Caleidoscópio
LOPES, F. et al(2004), Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico, Cartas, Recomendações e Convenções Internacionais.Livros Horizonte.
MORENO, F.(1991),"El Régimen Jurídico do Património Arqueológico", Jornadas Internacionais de Arqueologia de Intervención. Bilbao.
NEGRI, V.(coord.), (1992),"L'organisation territoriale de l'archéologie en Europe, in Actes des Rencontres Européennes de l'Archéologie. Montpellier 1991. Ed.CNFPT

Teaching method

Lectures illustrated. Critical discussion of the agenda items of the course, it goes with active participation in
class. Exercise critical comments. Study visit to a site and an archaeological park. Activities aimed at teaching
- assistance to conferences. Presentation and discussion of research papers related to case studies, preceded by the delivery of the plan prior to presentation and discussion in class. Students must submit of the report of the study visit.

Evaluation method

Evaluation method - Report of the visit(25%), Research work(60%), participation(15%)

Subject matter

I. CULTURAL HERITAGE: INTRODUTION
1. Historic prospect
2. Society and Cultural Heritage
3. Consciousness, Memory and Cultural Identity
4. Conservation of cultural properties
II. ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE
1. Origin of archaeological heritage in international and national level
2. International´s conventions and recommendations of Archaeological Heritage (UNESCO, Council of Europe
and ONG´s documents)
3. Portuguese laws
4. Archaeological heritage protection and management: Organization of archaeology and planning
5. Museums and archaeological movable cultural properties
III. CASE STUDIES, PROGRAMMES AND MANAGEMENT PLANS
1. Inventory and classification
2. Archaeological maps
3. Conservation of sites and schedule monuments
4. Valorization, promotion and divulgation
5. Archaeological itineraries
6. Culture, education and tourism programs
7. Archaeological sites management
8. Archaeological Parks: development plans

Programs

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