Cataloguing and Valorisation of Archaelogical Sites: The case of Marche Region

The 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, which represents an interesting case study for the richness and diffusion of sites. 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, for a touristic and economic development and for a full appreciation of our heritage.