Site museums exhibition as a tool to raise awareness of archaeological heritage

Abstract

Archaeological sites, material witnesses of the past, bear unique historical information and have an inestimable symbolic and scientific value. While many archaeological sites are known and documented in Latin America, many of them have been destroyed during looting. The archaeological site museum contextualizes objects and plays an important role in safeguarding and preserving by ensuring the integrity of cultural, tangible and intangible assets. Thus, the following question arises: How is the site museum likely to make the local population and visitors aware of the importance of archaeological heritage conservation? In order to answer this question, we have studied archaeology mediation registers in three museums: Chan Chan (Perou), Huacas de Moche (Perou) and Templo Mayor (Mexico).