The contribution commences with the semantic broad-ening of the term accessibility, recognising in urban archaeological areas a natural symmetry between the fragility of ancient material and that of the human being, which is well represented by the variety of the expanded audience. In the event that the postulation of Harlan Hahn is to be accepted, and if we are to consider the proposition that for certain demographic groups, urban areas consist of a limited number of oases within a vast desert, then the object of investigation must be the single archaeological frag-ment. However, this must be reconsidered in relation to the city in which it is embedded. In this context, we propose an analysis conducted through the formulation of taxonomic and interpretative tools capable of reading this heritage through various realities that emerged during a doctoral experiment. Indeed, the exploration of the numerous urban archaeological sites on the Iberian Peninsula, particularly along the south-western coast, has enabled the classifica-tion of cities’ approaches to the valorisation of this heritage into two categories. Each category is analysed here through the selection of a case study. In the first category, the identi-fication of palimpsest cities, characterised by the substan-tial presence of archaeological areas, has determined the need to virtually reconnect the individual parts, finding, like the famous Matisse ‘Ritagli’ (Cut Outs), an internal communication and recomposition. In the second case, it has been highlighted how some realities, which will be defined here with the term ‘Cocci’ (Shards), have operated on the few surviving fragments that have emerged through isolated valorisation and conservation projects. These have manifested, however, an interesting and non-traditional approach, which has had repercussions on the quality in terms of accessibility, of the intervention itself. The methodology that has been implemented will be config-ured as a replicable operational tool for reading the urban archaeological heritage under the broad and multifaceted lens of accessibility.
La Ruta Corta Iberica: Interpretative Tools for Analysing the Accessibility of Urban Archaeological Fragments
Francesca Musanti
2026-01-01
Abstract
The contribution commences with the semantic broad-ening of the term accessibility, recognising in urban archaeological areas a natural symmetry between the fragility of ancient material and that of the human being, which is well represented by the variety of the expanded audience. In the event that the postulation of Harlan Hahn is to be accepted, and if we are to consider the proposition that for certain demographic groups, urban areas consist of a limited number of oases within a vast desert, then the object of investigation must be the single archaeological frag-ment. However, this must be reconsidered in relation to the city in which it is embedded. In this context, we propose an analysis conducted through the formulation of taxonomic and interpretative tools capable of reading this heritage through various realities that emerged during a doctoral experiment. Indeed, the exploration of the numerous urban archaeological sites on the Iberian Peninsula, particularly along the south-western coast, has enabled the classifica-tion of cities’ approaches to the valorisation of this heritage into two categories. Each category is analysed here through the selection of a case study. In the first category, the identi-fication of palimpsest cities, characterised by the substan-tial presence of archaeological areas, has determined the need to virtually reconnect the individual parts, finding, like the famous Matisse ‘Ritagli’ (Cut Outs), an internal communication and recomposition. In the second case, it has been highlighted how some realities, which will be defined here with the term ‘Cocci’ (Shards), have operated on the few surviving fragments that have emerged through isolated valorisation and conservation projects. These have manifested, however, an interesting and non-traditional approach, which has had repercussions on the quality in terms of accessibility, of the intervention itself. The methodology that has been implemented will be config-ured as a replicable operational tool for reading the urban archaeological heritage under the broad and multifaceted lens of accessibility.
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