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Cognitive Accessibility in Rural Heritage: A New Proposal for the Archaeological Landscape of Castulo

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  • Santiago Quesada-García

    (Department of Architectural Design, University of Seville, Av. Reina Mercedes 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Pablo Valero-Flores

    (Faculty of Medicine, Campus Teatinos, University of Malaga, Blvr. Louis Pasteur, 32, 29010 Málaga, Spain)

  • David Mendoza-Alvarez

    (Department of Architectural Composition, University of Seville, Av. Reina Mercedes 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Joseph Cabeza-Lainez

    (Department of Architectural Composition, University of Seville, Av. Reina Mercedes 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain)

Abstract

The long-lost Ibero-Roman citadel of Castŭlō , or Castulo as it is known today, has been revealed to be one of the most important centers of the southern Iberian Peninsula due to its size and its geographical position. The ancient walled holdfast occupies an area of about 50 hectares, with overlapping vestiges from different historical stages. During the last intervention in the northwest city walls, a set of important findings was revealed, notably a Roman high-quality relief depicting a lion which holds a human head between its paws. This article, in addition to contextualizing and presenting the archaeological site, focuses on the latest work carried out in the northern area of the city’s Punic wall. Based on the data obtained, an urban interpretation is also provided on the use and function of this walled city area and how it was attuned to the surroundings to configure a new kind of landscape project. Relevant endeavours have been undertaken by the authors in order to render the restoration feasible, and prominently to introduce a more innovative issue of cognitive accessibility for the visitors who are allowed to enjoy this significant piece of heritage despite the hindrances of the terrain. This is the fundamental objective of a former research project by the authors, and it was extended to offer a key to sustainable archaeology, establishing design criteria for the planning of spaces that fulfil the experience of visiting heritage for groups of people with cognitive problems: among them, those with Alzheimer’s disease. By addressing these pending requirements, the sustainable qualities of the archaeological sites would be significantly enhanced.

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  • Santiago Quesada-García & Pablo Valero-Flores & David Mendoza-Alvarez & Joseph Cabeza-Lainez, 2022. "Cognitive Accessibility in Rural Heritage: A New Proposal for the Archaeological Landscape of Castulo," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-22, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:18:p:11581-:d:916165
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    1. Francisco Salguero Andujar & Inmaculada Rodriguez-Cunill & Jose M. Cabeza-Lainez, 2019. "The Problem of Lighting in Underground Domes, Vaults, and Tunnel-Like Structures of Antiquity; An Application to the Sustainability of Prominent Asian Heritage (India, Korea, China)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(20), pages 1-21, October.
    2. Inmaculada Rodriguez-Cunill & Miguel Gutierrez-Villarrubia & Francisco Salguero-Andujar & Joseph Cabeza-Lainez, 2021. "Sustainability in Early Modern China through the Evolution of the Jesuit Accommodation Method," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-25, October.
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