Cultural Heritage

This expanded notion of heritage includes, in addition to traditional concepts (architecture, town planning, property, archeology, paleontology, documentary and bibliographic heritage), more recent aspects of integration such as: landscaping, engineering and public works, natural heritage and linguistic heritage and immaterial heritage. Also it is included in the cluster all aspects (theoretical, historical and practical) of the now called Museum Studies.

Their priority lines of research:

• Methodology of interdisciplinary work on heritage.
• Criterion and philosophy of conservation and restoration of cultural property, along with the techniques and methods of intervention.
• Heritage management. Cultural tourism and social and physical accessibility to heritage and museums.
• Museum studies. History and evolution of the museum institution.
• Legislation and regulations to protect heritage.
• Cultural landscape and territory as new economic considerations.
• Establishing a laboratory network.

Actions

• Science and Technology of Heritage Conservation Laboratory Network (RedLabPat)
• International Centre for Heritage Studies (CIESP)
• Implementation of the Heritage Dating Laboratory (DACIPA)

Equipment & facilities

• IDS Stream X vehicle-towed Ground Penetrating Radar for extensive 3D mapping of buried structures and geologic features.

Groups

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