Università Roma Tre

The course starts with the history of Public Archeology studies in the international context, from the first experiences to its evolution, to get to the recent developments in the italian context.
During the lessons, the main themes and key points related to Public Archeology will be dealt with, such as archaeology and communication, the concept of cultural heritage (tangible and intangible), the Faro convention, the participatory archaeology (objectives and strategies).
The course will illustrate the main strategies to achieve the methodological tools aimed to plan and activate Public Archeology projects, integrated with scientific research, which have a concrete impact on cultural heritage valorization, through sustainable policies to be planned with local authorities and community: for the protection, history knowledge and use of the territory.

G. Volpe, Archeologia pubblica. Metodi, tecniche, esperienze, Roma 2020.

A. Augenti, A come archeologia. 10 grandi scoperte per ricostruire la storia, Roma 2018.

A. Chavarría Arnau, La ricerca partecipata nell’archeologia del futuro, in L’archeologia pubblica prima e dopo l’archeologia pubblica, Il Capitale Culturale, Supplemento 9/2019, pp. 369-387.

Additional bibliography will be provided during the course.

For non-attending students:

In addition to these texts, non-attending students will be required to add:

F. Baratti, Ecomusei, paesaggi e comunità. Esperienze, progetti e ricerche nel Salento, Milano 2012.

S. Pallecchi, Ritessere e raccontare. Appunti sulla comunicazione dell’archeologia, Sesto Fiorentino 2023.

F. Ripanti, Italian public archaeology on fieldwork: an overview, in Archeostorie. Journal of Public Archaeology 1, 2017, pp. 93-104.

M. Valenti, Appunti, grezzi, per un’agenda di Archeologia Pubblica in Italia, in J.Moreland, J.Mitchell, B.Leal (eds.), Encounters, Excavations and Argosies Essays for Richard Hodges, Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2017, pp. 314-328.

E. Zanini, Archeologia pubblica: dalla pratica della condivisione alla ricerca della sostenibilità, in D. Malfitana (a cura di), Archeologia quo vadis? Riflessioni metodologiche sul futuro di una disciplina, Catania 2018, pp. 175-189.