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ia universitatiswall topper to eliminate excess water quickly). Integration
pr esentation and inter pr etation of public archaeological sites ... 87Integration has similar advantages and disad-
vantages to consolidation and can be regarded as • Ensures a high level of • Does not facilitate di-
a suitable compromise between safeguarding au- authenticity; rect reading or interpre-
thenticity and implementing practical solutions • Maintenance require- tation of the remains;
intended for an easier conservation of archaeo- ments are affordable. • In some cases, this solu-
logical remains, especially sub divo, i.e. without tion is still not suffi-
additional protective structures (Table 4; fig. 4). cient to safeguard spe-
cific fragile materials of
the original structure
and additional protec-
tive elements have to be
foreseen.
Figure 4: Solin near Kostrena (Croatia), slightly inte- In archaeology, a reconstruction normal-
grated structures of a late Roman fortlet (photo Petar ly represents the rebuilding of the hypothetical
Fabijan). appearance of usually one phase of a building
or feature of a site (fig. 5). Because of many dis-
Table 4: Advantages and disadvantages of conservation/ advantages, listed also in Table 5, in situ recon-
consolidation and integration. structions are generally not supported by inter-
national doctrinal documents and conventions
Conservation/consolidation – this is also the case of the Convention Con-
cerning the Protection of the World Cultural and
• Ensures a high level of • Does not facilitate di- Natural Heritage (UNESCO 1972), for which
authenticity; rect reading or interpre- authenticity is an indispensable value. Conse-
• Maintenance require- tation of the remains; quently, some UNESCO candidatures of recon-
ments are affordable, • Lets the original sub- structed sites have been frequently amended or
but especially in the stance exposed to the rejected. There are specific conditions for recon-
case of sub divo conser- effects of weather. structions to be admissible:
vation continuous care
is needed. - Reliable and detailed data about the origi-
nal appearance have to be available and used
in order to correctly plan the reconstructi-
on;
- Especially in the case of monuments de-
stroyed during wars, their reconstruction is
regarded as a way of healing open war wo-
unds (which, if left open, would instigate
hate – see for example the reconstruction of
the Mostar Bridge as a symbol of reconcilia-
tion).
These conditions are rarely fulfilled in the
case of archaeological heritage, so the choice to
nevertheless reconstruct archaeological sites is at
least controversial. If fragile materials of an ar-
chaeological site are going to be displayed and
the reconstruction can at the same time help to
protect them from weather conditions, then the
reconstruction can be justified from the point of
pr esentation and inter pr etation of public archaeological sites ... 87Integration has similar advantages and disad-
vantages to consolidation and can be regarded as • Ensures a high level of • Does not facilitate di-
a suitable compromise between safeguarding au- authenticity; rect reading or interpre-
thenticity and implementing practical solutions • Maintenance require- tation of the remains;
intended for an easier conservation of archaeo- ments are affordable. • In some cases, this solu-
logical remains, especially sub divo, i.e. without tion is still not suffi-
additional protective structures (Table 4; fig. 4). cient to safeguard spe-
cific fragile materials of
the original structure
and additional protec-
tive elements have to be
foreseen.
Figure 4: Solin near Kostrena (Croatia), slightly inte- In archaeology, a reconstruction normal-
grated structures of a late Roman fortlet (photo Petar ly represents the rebuilding of the hypothetical
Fabijan). appearance of usually one phase of a building
or feature of a site (fig. 5). Because of many dis-
Table 4: Advantages and disadvantages of conservation/ advantages, listed also in Table 5, in situ recon-
consolidation and integration. structions are generally not supported by inter-
national doctrinal documents and conventions
Conservation/consolidation – this is also the case of the Convention Con-
cerning the Protection of the World Cultural and
• Ensures a high level of • Does not facilitate di- Natural Heritage (UNESCO 1972), for which
authenticity; rect reading or interpre- authenticity is an indispensable value. Conse-
• Maintenance require- tation of the remains; quently, some UNESCO candidatures of recon-
ments are affordable, • Lets the original sub- structed sites have been frequently amended or
but especially in the stance exposed to the rejected. There are specific conditions for recon-
case of sub divo conser- effects of weather. structions to be admissible:
vation continuous care
is needed. - Reliable and detailed data about the origi-
nal appearance have to be available and used
in order to correctly plan the reconstructi-
on;
- Especially in the case of monuments de-
stroyed during wars, their reconstruction is
regarded as a way of healing open war wo-
unds (which, if left open, would instigate
hate – see for example the reconstruction of
the Mostar Bridge as a symbol of reconcilia-
tion).
These conditions are rarely fulfilled in the
case of archaeological heritage, so the choice to
nevertheless reconstruct archaeological sites is at
least controversial. If fragile materials of an ar-
chaeological site are going to be displayed and
the reconstruction can at the same time help to
protect them from weather conditions, then the
reconstruction can be justified from the point of
