Digital Technology Meeting Cultural Landscape. A Mutually Reinforcing Relationship. The Case of Ancient Messene

The publication underlines and open the ways for a more technological use into the archaeological sites. It demonstrates how the applicability and recognition of specific digital methods and tools can play an important role on the interpretation and understanding of the cultural heritage and in relation to the image of valuable heritage landscapes. At the same time, technology can encourage a deeper understanding of places, narrate the history and help people to translate interpretation and learning of monuments and context. The book identifies the added value that digital technology can bring for promotion, preservation, and benefits of such valuable cultural landscapes. Technology can improve spatial organisation such as accessibility, mobility, and perceptibility for all; facilitate precise signage for monuments and sites enhancing open spaces and integrate natural landscape with human spirit. This approach can be found in a number of plans and projects that will have implications for the cultural heritage value of archaeological sites. In turn, the case study of the ancient Messene taken into consideration is a good example that directly bring to a deeper interpretation of the valuable landscape that reflects the history of the period and at the same time the application of digital technology defines knowledge of structural adaptations and spatial evolution.