Summary of the Proceedings and Papers Presented at - World ...

Ideas that Emerged at the
WMF Pompeii Symposium
Planning
n Transfer and implement Un Piano per Pompei with
specific strategies and actions (e.g. revised risk maps,
improvements to site drainage, etc).
n Consider and view the sites of Pompeii and
Herculaneum as a “totality”, which includes the modern
community that surrounds each.
Research and Documentation
n Research and publish the history of conservation at
Pompeii and Herculaneum.
n Coordinate database information and use.
n Develop graphic standards for documenting
archaeological structures.
n Discuss the various research and experimentation
efforts pertaining to sheltering systems with specific
regard to Pompeii.
Maintenance/Repair/Conservation
n Consider “reburial” of areas left exposed for a long
time as a conservation alternative. Make reburial or
implementation of careful conservation measures
between excavation seasons a requirement for new
excavations or soundings.
n Define maintenance and repair (as carried out by
specially trained personnel) as it specifically relates to
Pompeii.
n Practice active, conservation-related maintenance.
(“Active maintenance needs to be carried out quickly
without being burdened by the tender process.”)
n Offer further assistance to SAP to train a cadre of
conservators and maintenance staff for Pompeii and
Herculaneum, in keeping with the idea of reviving the
model of resident artisans that constantly monitor the
site and intervene with common repairs (gutters, roofs,
etc.).
n Find new, cost-effective and efficient ways of stabilizing
and conserving the average fabric of Pompeii and
Herculaneum.
n Find solutions to reduce the need for high maintenance
operations, but do not compromise the use of
compatible materials in the search for hypothetical
“maintenance free” ones.
n Consider proposing a “Manuale del Recupero per
Pompei e Ercolano.”
n Agree on intervention procedures.
n Wood is a durable and reversible roofing material, which
should always be considered in planning any roofing
project.
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Education
n Find new ways of disseminating the results of a variety
of past and ongoing research projects, such as the web,
virtual reality presentations, etc.
n Improve interpretation of the history, life-styles and the
process of conserving the sites.
n Improve presentation of the sites.
Site Management and Policy
n Does all of Pompeii have to be preserved and
presented?
n Further internationalize conservation at Pompeii and
Herculaneum.
n Develop “Principles and Guidelines for Conserving
Architectural and Archaeological Fabric in Pompeii and
Herculaneum.”
n A full and complete recording and documentation,
before, during and after intervention should be required
for all field projects.
n Maintain and develop the Un Piano per Pompei GIS.
n Should there be a: Moratorium for 100 years on new
excavations (in unexcavated areas)?
n Obligation to document and consolidate studied
remains? (Establish a requirement to publish work within
10 years?)
Goals for the next 10 Years
n A Pompeii symposium group should meet regularly.
More specific agendas can help to focus the goals and
results of meetings.
n Better integrate the various disciplines in the
conservation process.
n Apply the findings and suggestions contained in Un
Piano per Pompei.
n Consider expanding Un Piano per Pompei into a fullscale
site management plan.
n Consider a moratorium on the excavation of new areas.
n Reach a consensus on reburial/back-filling old and
new excavations (both as a temporary and a long-term
measure.)
n Improve presentation of visible ruins.
n Encourage more work on education and presentation.