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Despite the shift from object- to landscape-based approaches in urban heritage management, the analysis of heritage as objects is still viable, as the current archaeological theories of material culture do not see objects in the same manner as the object-based approach. To reveal the broader significance of urban archaeology for the cityscape, the relationship between the discipline and urban space is analyzed in the framework of fragmentation theory. The theory is based on prehistoric archaeology but modified to describe urban archaeology and its effects in the contemporary city. It is argued that fragments, regardless of their connection with the past and their central role in heritage work, also have autonomous potential to distract and act as agents disconnected from their original objects. The creative character of urban fragments should be explored further by archaeologists and heritage management. These ideas are scrutinized using the development of urban archaeology and heritage in the city of Turku in Finland as an example. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The site of Guiengola is an example of one of the settlements built by the Zapotecs during their fourteenth- to fifteenth-century migration to the Southern Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Although Guiengola is well known in the ethnohistorical record as being the place where the Mexica armies were defeated by Zapotec forces during the late fifteenth century, the full extension of the site was previously unknown. Despite evidence of a dense population at the site, it has been mistakenly characterized as a fortress for housing soldiers and troops from the nearby town of Tehuantepec. Here, I present the research of the Guiengola Archeological Project, which conducted a lidar scan and archaeological surveys between 2018 and 2023. In this article, I share a comprehensive map of Guiengola, a Postclassic Mesoamerican city. My analysis identifies a large settlement that covered 360 ha and included a walled system of fortifications, an internal road network, and a hierarchically organized city. The findings of this project expand our understanding of the variations and social divisions in the city's internal urban organization, which in turn, allow us to deepen our comprehension of the transition to the Early Colonial barrio organization of Tehuantepec. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Quebec City has a rich archaeological heritage. Major projects over the past few decades have documented the city's colonial past and been a model of urban archaeology, but have not addressed the question of colonialism or the instrumentalization of heritage for political legitimization. Archaeology in Quebec has yet to consider the nationalist character of research. Two recent projects illustrate the consequences of colonialist ideology on decisions made by archaeologists and authorities. Analysis at the project level shows that site interpretation has been integrated into a continental honors list of "first" sites associated with the city's UNESCO World Heritage status. A postcolonial approach is emerging, but the amendments made to the Cultural Heritage Act indicate that archaeological practice is still influenced by a neoliberal, colonialist ideology. I suggest that a postcolonialist approach should include a reevaluation of the province's history in order to develop collaborative and inclusive heritage practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the early 19th century, Quebec City was one of the most important ports of the British Empire. Fortunes were made exporting timber, building ships, and importing goods from Britain, which led to the creation of a wealthy merchant class that quickly rose to prominence. Dominated by several powerful families, members of this class were connected via their businesses, marriages, political interests, churches, and social clubs. Université Laval's historical archaeology field school excavated the Anderson and Hunt Block sites, related to two important merchant families in the city. Serendipitously, these sites were the residence and the office, respectively, of a third merchant and his family. This article explores the interconnectedness of these families and their associations and highlights some of the material remains of their daily lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ancient Maya settlement, known as Xoclán or Los Siete, located on the grounds of, what is known today, as the Xoclán Archaeoecological Park in a workingclass neighborhood, west of the city of Merida, is considered the largest archaeological heritage site within the Merida's urban area. It should be pointed out that this area has been partially intervened by other colleagues in previous years. However, in this paper, we will refer only to the archaeological interventions carried out in the 2019-2020 season, including the consolidation of some of the structures that form the so called, southern group. Some of these are; Structure 22 (S22) which displays Puuc architecture of Florescent style and revealed a substructure with a burial; Structure 18 (S18) which served to control the access to the main plaza of the Southern group; Structure 6B (S6B) which is believed to have had a perishable roof, and a hallway with nine entrances, which could have been used for feasting, according to the rules of etiquette of the ancient maya elite. Consequently, by excavating, consolidating and analyzing the different materials recovered during the field season, we have come to think that Xoclán, with its area of more than 2 Km2, functioned as a peripheral settlement of the regional capital of T'hó located just 3 Km to the northeast, which ruled much of the northwestern part of the peninsula, during the later part of the classic period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La musealizzazione delle rovine sotterranee, definite da sedimentazioni ineludibili e limitazioni spaziali-conservative, richiede speciali pratiche di interpretazione e riconoscimento dei resti archeologici, con le quali ricreare atmosfere emotivo-immersive. Il fine è rievocare l'uso e la funzione originaria dei resti rinvenuti, rendendo più comunicative le rovine archeologiche e gli altri reperti rinvenuti in situ. Il presente contributo mette in luce alcune delle possibili strategie attuabili nei processi di valorizzazione delle cripte archeologiche.

İstanbul, throughout history, has been home to several civilisations and has been named differently by each civilisation. As the direct and indirect source of life, the need for water was one of the most important requirements of İstanbul’s populace. In this context, the city is known to have received its first long-distance aqueduct during the Roman Empire under the reign of Emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138). Later, a second aqueduct was constructed during the reign of Emperor Valens (AD 364-378). A vaulted channel belonging to a Roman Age aqueduct discovered under the foundations of old structures removed during an urban transformation project constitutes the subject of this work. The aqueduct composed of a vaulted channel is located within Gaziosmanpaşa Municipality’s Bağlarbaşı District near Adsız Nefer Street and holds important information regarding the aqueducts of İstanbul which began to be utilized to bring water from far destinations. With knowledge from previous research, this work aims to investigate and identify which aqueduct line the channel belongs to and to contribute to the knowledge regarding the city’s water supply. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The majority of Boston's residents are minorities. These minority residents confront the ongoing effects of racism, including the "hard histories" of enslavement, the civil-rights movement, and community displacement. Some white Bostonians are unaware of these hard histories or see them as an unnecessary and uncomfortable politicizing of the past, while others are aware, but not personally impacted. Public community cultural-resource management archaeological surveys by Boston's City Archaeology Program seek to confront these hard histories through recent surveys in Boston's Chinatown, the Boston Latin School site, and the Malcolm X-Ella Little-Collins House. The hard and often entangled histories encountered at these sites challenge public perceptions of archaeology by seeking extensive public engagement through community archaeology. This article explores the economic and social issues created by the hard histories at these sites through the reflections of individuals both personally and professionally connected to these community archaeological surveys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the field of urban archaeology in the United States, focusing on its connection to the National Historic Preservation Act and the insights it provides into past city life. It discusses the challenges faced by urban archaeologists, such as protective ordinances and urban renewal efforts, and emphasizes the need for collaboration with preservationists, historians, and community stakeholders. The article includes case studies from different cities, highlighting the complexities and tensions inherent in urban archaeology. It also addresses the under-resourcing and underutilization of archaeology in present cities, the lack of legal protection for archaeological research in Chicago, and the dominance of architectural history in heritage research. The text emphasizes the importance of engaging with diverse perspectives and calls for collaboration, methodological expansion, and community involvement in urban archaeology projects. [Extracted from the article]

The homes of St. Louis, Missouri reflect the diverse backgrounds of the families who built them. As the need for labor grew during the City’s “brick boom,” families from the American South and from around the world immigrated to St. Louis, bringing unique architectural history with them. This history is now threatened by St. Louis’s rising vacancy rates. The long-term impacts of racial zoning ordinances, restrictive deed covenants, and redlining have led to dense vacancy in North St. Louis neighborhoods. Crime, public health, and economic concerns follow vacant properties, adversely impacting North St. Louis individuals, families, and businesses. Demolition has been a standing solution to vacancy. St. Louis neighborhoods have been razed in the name of “urban revitalization,” leaving vacant properties in the place of community anchors and architectural landmarks. This note will explore the heritage of North St. Louis through its architecture and examine how many of its historic homes have become vacant. Current practices used to curb vacancies, including tax credit incentives, demolition, and grass roots initiatives will be explored. Finally, this note will discuss proposed amendments to stem the rise of current vacancies, and address how deconstruction and urban archaeology can be used to balance demolition and historic preservation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

High-definition approaches are currently revolutionizing our understanding of the archaeology of urban archives. Multi-proxy studies at a high spatial resolution offer especially an opportunity to capture their high data potential. Here we present a study of complex floor layers from an occupation phase dating to c. AD 790–830 uncovered in the Viking-age emporium Ribe, Denmark (c. AD 700–900). In order to better understand stratigraphy and the use of indoor space, mapping for soil geochemistry (portable X-ray fluorescence analysis, pXRF) on a high-resolution grid (0.25 × 0.25 m, n = 1059), was combined with targeted sampling for soil micromorphology and artefact distributions. The results show that the studied occupation phase was composed of several short-lived floor phases belonging to two consecutive houses that had been sampled in conjunction, and which exhibited a complex stratigraphy. The older house phase had a primarily domestic function, where ten functional areas could be defined, and are interpreted as designated spaces for food preparation, storage, sitting or sleeping, and weaving. A younger house phase contained a metal workshop in addition to domestic functions. Methodologically, a number of new, potentially anthropogenic, elements of archaeological interest, such as arsenic, manganese and sulfur, were identified that may contribute to interpretations, while the multi-proxy approach elucidates the refined scale at which we can understand a complex stratigraphic sequence and the integrity of its units. This study shows how the various aspects of Viking-age urban life (craft production, domestic life) were integrated, and sheds light on the dynamics of urban occupation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Citizen participation in Barcelona has undergone a gradual process of institutionalisation that has accelerated over the last ten years. Today, participatory governance in areas such as urban planning and the management of social spaces is a hallmark of the city. However, citizen participation is only now beginning to occur in cultural heritage and comes with certain limitations. Through three diachronic case studies, this article explores the architecture of participation in Barcelona and its contribution to cultural heritage management. It analyses the role of cultural heritage as an actor in participatory processes and explores the degree of citizen participation in cultural heritage management. Our findings reveal that there is no participation in heritage itself, but there is participation in issues in relation to cultural heritage. This leads us to reflect on the lack of a true participatory turn in cultural heritage management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The subject of women's costume has been of interest to historians, archaeologists and art historians for a long time. The costume of the nobility has been well studied thanks to museum materials, but the costume of the urban population has not been studied enough. The article deals with costume elements found during urban excavations in St. Petersburg in the “wet” layer, where organic objects are well preserved: leather shoes, fragments of fabric, bone combs. Finds from excavations on the spit of Vasilyevsky Island (excavation director A.D. Grach), the Naugolnye Chambers of the Menshikov Palace, Koltovskaya Sloboda, Summer Garden, Blagoveshchenskoye Cemetery on Vasilievsky Island, Tulskaya Street and Bolshaya Posadskaya Street were involved. The objects found analogies illustrating the process of "lowering" of fashion trends from high strata of the population to lower strata.

The article deals with analysis of the historical topography of Tsarevokokshaysk on the basis of cartographic, written and archaeological sources. The most informative cartographic source on the historical topography of Tsarevokokshaysk is the city plan of 1795, which depicts the main elements of the urban landscape. Written sources provide the most detailed descriptions of the city in 1728, 1795 and 1837. The results of archaeological research of the historical center of Yoshkar-Ola significantly refine and supplement the data of archival sources, allowing us to localize historical and topographic objects on the modern map of the city. The author describes the objects of the urban planning of Tsarevokokshaysk, starting with its central part – the Kremlin, then the prison and Zaostrozhnaya territory. The description includes information from archival sources supported by archaeological research data. In conclusion, the author characterizes the change in the main features of the urban layout of Tsarevokokshaysk during the period from the founding of the city to the beginning of the 20th century, raises controversial issues of the historical topography of Tsarevokokshaysk and concludes that further archaeological research of the historical center of Yoshkar-Ola is necessary.

The paper presents the results of archaeological excavations within the residential area of the fortified posad of Tyumen. The earliest period of habitation in this area dates back to the XVII century. Two household structures, a cellar and an underground storage, dated to the XVIII – the first half of the XIX century, have been identified. These structures were deepened into the earth to a depth of 1.7–1.9 meters and constructed using log-building techniques. In the middle of the XIX century, some of the household structures were demolished, and the newly cleared area was repurposed to expand the trading area near the Merchant Court (Gostiny Dvor). For the first time in dating archaeological wood, a method based on reflecting the Earth’s geomagnetism during the growth of arboreal plants was used. The obtained results demonstrate the prospects of its application for regions where there are no developed dendro-scales. An additional advantage of this method in dating archaeological objects is the ability to use fragmented material.

It is proposed that combining a microhistorical approach with the frameworks offered by household archaeology and posthumanism provides a way of rethinking what urbanity means in archaeological (specifically later medieval) contexts. This approach is deployed to challenge generalising approaches which obscure the complexity, vibrancy, and generative capacity of past urbanities. Focussing on the question of the fortunes of later medieval small towns in England, a posthuman household microhistory of two households in the town of Steyning (southern England) is presented. This demonstrates how a focus on the practices undertaken by, and relational constitution of, households can reveal difference and open new avenues for understanding past urbanity.

The transition to the new Late Antiquity reality was materially reflected in various transformations in the urban elements: from the city walls to the street map, including domestic spaces and necropolises. This document provides a map that locates these urban mutations in different areas of the city of Ecija (Seville) that have not been studied in depth. This is accompanied by a general analysis of the late-antique urban phenomenon, in order to culminate with the interpretation and comparison of both aspects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Colombian urban archaeology has been growing since the 1990s, particularly in Caribbean cities such as Cartagena, Barranquilla, and Santa Marta. The investigations generally respond to the need to comply with protection regulations of archaeological heritage in restoration projects of Assets of Cultural Interest (BIC, the Spanish acronym for Bienes de Interés Cultural), located in historic centers or urban infrastructure works. The results have allowed for the reconstruction of various aspects of daily life in these cities since their foundation, but they have also uncovered data on previous occupations of those same spaces during the pre-Hispanic period. There is still a need to consolidate adequate work strategies adjusted to the needs and particularities of these contexts, which increasingly require the execution of this type of archaeology project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In recent years, studies on reuse practices in premodern societies have multiplied. Nonetheless, a linear model (production – usage – discard) is still widely employed for describing past economic systems. Integrating it with a circular model, instead of assuming that products were discarded after their usage, would greatly benefit our knowledge of ancient and medieval economies. In this work, we present a model of circular economy and define the terms used in this context. Thereafter, a possible agenda on how to study circularity both through archaeological material and written sources is traced. This covers archaeological fieldwork methods, as well as the process of interpretation and the re-evaluation of old data. It also proposes new strategies to use and read written sources to explore reuse practices. If different theoretical and methodological approaches are combined, a more holistic and vivid picture of premodern economies can be gained and help our understanding of how past societies used the resources available to them.

In this article, the authors investigate the effectiveness of glass and metal recycling in Roman towns. The comparison of sealed primary deposits (reflecting what was in use in Roman towns) with dumping sites shows a marked drop in glass and metal finds in the dumps. Although different replacement ratios and fragmentation indices affect the composition of the assemblages recovered in dumps, recycling appears to have played a fundamental role, very effectively reintroducing into the productive chain most glass and metal items before their final discard. After presenting a case study from Pompeii, the authors examine contexts from other sites that suggest that recycling practices were not occasional. In sum, recycling should be considered as an effective and systematic activity that shaped the economy of Roman towns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As archaeologists, we are often asked what it was like to live in the past. By blending a fictional narrative with factual archaeological evidence, we offer an interpretation of what a typical day may have been like living at Sai, a town on an island in the River Nile during the second millennium before the common era (BCE), in what is now Sudan. We focus on the question at different levels, thinking about the day-to-day life of the residents of an ancient town, activities that took place, and its broader historical, geographical, and cultural contexts. We also explain how archaeologists work and interpret some of the evidence we discuss, focusing on a range of methods. These include recent advances in virtual 3-D reconstruction, which offer a unique perspective on our interpretation of the past. Many themes covered in this article are highly relevant today and can be linked to several UN Sustainable Development Goals (in particular, 9, 11, and 12). We encourage readers to think about some of the things we discuss in relation to their own lives and experiences and have provided a number of call-out questions in speech bubbles throughout the article to get some of these discussions started. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The georadar method was used to try to find some anthropic structures in a large square inside the Carabinieri barracks in the former military complex of San Giacomo degli Spagnoli in Palermo (Italy). These investigations are part of a broader context of a study of the entire area. The purpose of the investigations is to try to understand if under the ground there are the remains of an ancient horse passage that connected the Royal Palace of Palermo with the sea gate of the city. Furthermore, in the Middle Ages, on the site of the present square, there were most likely two churches, which no longer exist, as evidenced by numerous historical testimonies. One of the two, San Giacomo la Mazara, is known to have was placed right in front of the church of San Paolo, the subject of previous investigations. The investigations carried out on the main square of the military district allowed us to reconstruct a 3D georadar model in which numerous anomalies are highlighted. Some superficial anomalies have been attributed to the presence of sub-services, the deeper ones could be caused by the remains of the medieval underground way or those of the no longer existing medieval churches, but identifying their true nature requires further investigations and archaeological tests.

The Roman theatre of Padua stood in the area now occupied by Prato della Valle, a huge elliptical-shaped square with a central green part (Isola Memmia) surrounded by a canal, built in the second half of the 18th century and part of the modern urban city center of Padua. Some still-preserved remains of the Roman theatre stand at the bottom of this canal. Recently, in 2017, emptying and cleaning the canal and excavating these remains, which had been known in the past, new geometrical and archaeological information has been collected. To date, however, there are no specific indications about additional preserved buried parts of the Roman theatre and its overall extent between the central and the outer part of Prato della Valle. Therefore, several electrical resistivity tomographies (ERT) and ground penetrating radar (GPR) sections were collected in 2017 to gather new information. The results of geophysical prospecting with recent archaeological evidence and historical documents, even the complexity of the urban environment, provide further details on the possible extent and location of additional buried remains of the Roman theatre, opening new archaeological considerations and issues related to the use of ERT and GPR in urban contexts.

The article deals with new archaeological materials concerning one of the objects of the Tsaryovokokshaysk temple complex – the Cathedral of the Resurrection built in 1759. A brief overview of the temple construction at Tsaryovokokshaysk since the founding of the town is presented. On the basis of archival sources and scientific works on the Tsarevokokshaysk temple complex, basic information on the history of the Cathedral of the Resurrection is given, in particular, about the previous wooden temples on the place of the future cathedral, about its construction and further reconstructions, architectural features and parishioners of the church. The second part of the article presents the results of archaeological studies of the foundation of the southern chapel of the cathedral dedicated to the Hieromartyr Feodor, that was carried out in 2021 by Y.A.Zeleneyev. The features of the church architecture that have been traced archaeologically are highlighted, such as the stages of construction and reconstruction of the building, the structure features of the foundation, the dimension of the brick and the order of masonry. Special attention is paid to the heating system of the cathedral revealed during the excavations. Brief information is given on other archaeological sites and artefacts identified during the research of the church. In the course of the study the data of archival sources were confirmed, which, when compared with the results of archaeological studies, give an idea of this object of stone temple architecture of the Mari Krai in the middle of the XVIII century.

Place names have accompanied human activity since time immemorial. The naming of human beings and places allows their individualisation and consequent univocal identification, constituting a fundamental plan of the development process of today's society, the study and knowledge of cities. The exponential growth of urban centres makes it essential to reflect on their past and present evolution, as well as to understand in depth the dynamic elements that may ensure their future continuity. Based on the concept of linguistic fossils, this study aimed to evaluate the evolution of some toponyms belonging to a territorial section of the city centre of Rio de Janeiro, the changes in the naming of geonymy along the time line. The methodology involved: 1) research in historical documents of geographic names of streets; 2) definition of the time frame; 3) sample survey of addresses; 4) cartographic survey of the old addresses and 5) survey of relevant legislation. The results showed that the streets went through important changes or permanence of geographical names, and the choices are representative of the mentality of the occupants, demonstrating the real possibility of the use of geographical names as true linguistic fossils. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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It is proposed that an approach to difference through repetition, inspired by the writing of Gilles Deleuze, provides a conceptual approach to understand the endurance of urban life in medieval England. Perceptions of urban decline in later medieval England are contradicted by the persistence of urban places and communities. A tension, whereby persistence implies repetition yet decline implies discontinuity and difference, is evident. By developing a framework for understanding medieval urbanity as a series of repetitive processes of differentiation, this paper outlines how we might shift our approach to understanding past urban lives, with implications for how we engage with critical issues in urban studies, including the multiplicity, resilience and sustainability of urban lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The georadar method was used to try to find some anthropic structures in a large square inside the Carabinieri barracks in the former military complex of San Giacomo degli Spagnoli in Palermo (Italy). These investigations are part of a broader context of a study of the entire area. The purpose of the investigations is to try to understand if under the ground there are the remains of an ancient horse passage that connected the Royal Palace of Palermo with the sea gate of the city. Furthermore, in the Middle Ages, on the site of the present square, there were most likely two churches, which no longer exist, as evidenced by numerous historical testimonies. One of the two, San Giacomo la Mazara, is known to have was placed right in front of the church of San Paolo, the subject of previous investigations. The investigations carried out on the main square of the military district allowed us to reconstruct a 3D georadar model in which numerous anomalies are highlighted. Some superficial anomalies have been attributed to the presence of sub-services, the deeper ones could be caused by the remains of the medieval underground way or those of the no longer existing medieval churches, but identifying their true nature requires further investigations and archaeological tests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Between September 2012 and February 2013, archaeological excavations carried out in the riverside area of Lisbon (Portugal) revealed the remains of two wooden ships: Boa Vista 1 (BV1) and Boa Vista 2 (BV2), both dating from the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century. BV1 ship consists of scattered hull timbers which were damaged and out of their original positions. Some of the ship's hull features are common in the Mediterranean like a composite keel with butt joints and hook scarfs in the connection between floors and futtocks, while others are well-known Iberian shipbuilding features like the transition between the keel and the sternpost being made through a single piece, the heel. A unique feature was a layer of animal hair between the sheathing and the hull planking. This paper focuses mainly on the study of wooden sheathing, including but not limited to the analysis of its conventional "architectural signatures". The latest results concerning animal hair identification will also be presented and discussed, showing the added value of multidisciplinary approaches in archaeology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Roman theatre of Padua stood in the area now occupied by Prato della Valle, a huge elliptical-shaped square with a central green part (Isola Memmia) surrounded by a canal, built in the second half of the 18th century and part of the modern urban city center of Padua. Some still-preserved remains of the Roman theatre stand at the bottom of this canal. Recently, in 2017, emptying and cleaning the canal and excavating these remains, which had been known in the past, new geometrical and archaeological information has been collected. To date, however, there are no specific indications about additional preserved buried parts of the Roman theatre and its overall extent between the central and the outer part of Prato della Valle. Therefore, several electrical resistivity tomographies (ERT) and ground penetrating radar (GPR) sections were collected in 2017 to gather new information. The results of geophysical prospecting with recent archaeological evidence and historical documents, even the complexity of the urban environment, provide further details on the possible extent and location of additional buried remains of the Roman theatre, opening new archaeological considerations and issues related to the use of ERT and GPR in urban contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Post-Second World War reconstruction is an important field of research around the world, with strands of enquiry investigating architecture, urban archaeology, heritage studies, urban design, city planning, critical cartography, and social geography. This thematic issue offers a critical statement on mid-twentieth century urban planning, starting from the period of the Second World War. We approach post-war reconstruction not only from the mainstream actualised perspective, but also considered by alternative visions and strategies, with an emphasis on empirically driven studies of post-catastrophic damage and reconstruction, implementing a range of different methodologies. In this editorial we identify two research strands on post-war planning of destroyed cities, one investigating the processes and practices of reconstruction and heritage conservation and the other assessing the legacies of planning decisions on the social and urban fabric of today's cities. These two strands are interlinked; early planning visions and subsequent decisions were dominated by contemporary concerns and political values, yet they have been imprinted on today's urban and social fabric of various bombed cities, affecting our urban lives. Thus, reconstruction strategies of destroyed cities should engage diverse voices in a broad dialogue through sensitive inclusion, as today's planning decisions have the capacity to define the urban and social conditions for future generations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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