Promote archaeological parks and listed natural sites

Where nature and history meet: archaeological parks are an important part of historic monuments or listed natural sites. Their management is special, both in terms of preserving the natural environment and enhancing their value.

Photo aérienne du site d'Ensérune

  • OC-10

  • Long online format (4 to 6 hours)

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  • Cultural project manager for archaeological sites
    Owners, directors and managers of public and private heritage sites
  • Distance learning (on your own, at your own pace)

  • Online

  • Basic knowledge of heritage site management

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Objectives - Target skills

Note: this course is adapted to the French tourism context. If you are still interested in this topic, please contact us.

  • Develop a project to enhance listed natural and/or archaeological sites
  • Know the regulations and identify the partners
  • Knowing how to assess the site, its strengths and weaknesses

Detailed programme

Note: this course is adapted to the French tourism context. If you are still interested in this topic, please contact us.

  • Legislation applied to archaeological sites
  • Diversity and particularities of listed natural sites (archaeological sites and museums, parks, gardens, surroundings, protected natural sites, remarkable landscapes, etc.)
  • Archaeological parks and analysis of local issues (nature parks, local authorities, etc.) in any enhancement project
  • Management of the visible and invisible aspects of archaeological sites: inventory and consideration of the subsoil, hydraulic issues, mapping, etc.
  • Media for all audiences:
    • cultural trail,
    • directional signage and appropriate physical facilities
  • Visitor support tools :
    • zoom on the models,
    • multimedia tools,
    • scenography, etc.

Methods & Procedures

TEACHING METHODS AND TOOLS

  • Case studies: the Ensérune oppidum and archaeological museum

ASSESSMENT METHODS

  • Knowledge multiple-choice questions

Speaker

Portrait de Lionel Izac

Lionel IZAC

Administrator of the Ensérune oppidum and archaeological museum (34) and the Salses fortress (66) at the Centre Monuments Nationaux.

"As an archaeologist and general curator specialising in the Celtic period and the Romanisation process, I held various positions in the Drac Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc before joining the CMN in 2014. I have directed a number of excavations in south-west France and I am the author of scientific and general public publications on archaeology. "