Recognizing The Significance Of A Viking Fortification In Its Landscape
Price
Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
158
Pages
9
Page Range
137 - 145
Published
2016
Size
3,275 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/DSHF160131
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
C. Canzonieri
Abstract
Through the analysis of a case study the paper discusses how a landscape approach can bring instruments for the identification of a hidden monumentality, linking landscape and history for the identity of the territory. The case shows that measures aimed at highlighting an archaeological element can have the effect of creating a new awareness not only of the monument once forgotten, but also of the rediscovered surrounding landscape. The context approach brings a reciprocal advantage both to the monument and to the landscape, and promotes a renewed contemporary cultural use.
Keywords
archaeological landscape reading, fortified heritage, identity awareness and cultural tourism