ICCROM has long been involved with the topic of conservation and management of archaeological sites. Recent trends have changed the approach to working in this field in two important ways: (1) the move towards an insistence on management approaches based upon identifying the values attached to a site, and (2) the recognition that many ‘archaeological’ sites should be viewed, and actively managed, as living sites. ICCROM continues to monitor developments in this field and publicized new thinking and solutions. The creation in 2004 of a new sub-unit in archaeological site conservation has led to a series of activities which further the two approaches mentioned above.

updated on: 24 November, 2007