The Results of Cultural Management of the Croatian Archaeological Heritage with Special Consideration for Cost Effectiveness: The Case of Roman Iovia (Ludbreg)

Abstract

During the four seasons of excavations of the Roman town of Iovia-Botivo (present-day Ludbreg, Croatia), a smaller bath and sizeable (presumably public) building were discovered. An optimal plan for presentation was made with all due consideration for the site’s specific situation. The plan encompassed scholarly and professional requirements concerning conservation in situ combined with the needs of successful cultural management, thus resulting in alignment between the latter two factors as well as cost effectiveness. By applying the aforementioned principles (which served more as guidelines rather than rigid edicts) and facilitating successful, interdisciplinary cooperation between the national government, the municipal authorities, and researchers, it was possible to provide a sound, legally secure future for this site.

Keywords:

• Iovia-Botivo (Ludbreg)
• Croatia
• conservation
• presentation
• management
• archaeological sites

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Tajana Pleše

Tajana Pleše (PhD in Archaeology, from the Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Zagreb, 2010) is a senior conservator-archaeologist in the Croatian Conservation Institute (Division for Archaeological Heritage, Department of Land Archaeology) and head researcher of Iovia-Botivo (Ludbreg), the late medieval burgs of Garić and Krčingrad (Plitvice Lakes National Park), and late medieval Pauline monasteries (Lepoglava, Streza, Zlat, Moslavina highlands, and Šenkovec). She has published a number of original scholarly and research papers and participated in several international conferences.

Correspondence to: Tajana Pleše, Department of Land Archaeology, Division of Archaeological Heritage, Croatian Conservation Institute, Kožarska 5, Croatia — 10000 Zagreb. Email: [email protected]