Archaeological Parks in The Frame of Sustainable Archaeological Sites


TUNA A., ERDOĞAN E.

JOURNAL OF TEKIRDAG AGRICULTURE FACULTY-TEKIRDAG ZIRAAT FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.110-122, 2016 (ESCI) identifier

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With their rich historical, cultural data, archaeological sites that bear the marks of human life are sources of information for the past. Conservation of archaeological assets is crucial for preserving city culture and developing sustainable settlements. In this manner, strategies for preserving historical urban landscape and reviving urban history and culture must be utilized in order to transform original historical settlements to sustainable cities. As an archaeological sites revival strategy, archaeological parks provide both cultural and archaeological legacy management and urban recreational activities and are seen as a new center for interpretation within cities. Those parks created in order to preserve historical sites and historical landscapes can either serve as archaeological sites parks and museums. And all of this variety makes up the components of archaeological parks. In this article an analysis of the archaeological park concept was made, them, the approach of archaeological park aiming the sustainability of local identity, socio-cultural diversity was explained. And finally, such design proposals for sustainable archaeological sites were set evaluating current applications conducted in Turkey.