1. A meeting point for diversity: research and valorisation on cultural landscapes in NW Iberian Peninsula María Ruiz del Árbol, Almudena Orejas, F. Javier Sánchez-Palencia Research Group EST-AP (CSIC) / Las Médulas Foundation

2. - Landscapes are a high synthetic expression of human relationships through time. The temporal dimension defines the essential archaeological historical character of landscape and leads it to play a relevant role in the present research and management of European Cultural Heritage. - “Landscape” means an area, as perceived by people, whose character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and/or human factors (European Landscape Convention, art.1a). 1. LANDSCAPES AND THE EUROPEAN CULTURAL HERITAGE

3. SOME GOOD EXAMPLES The Andalusian Institute of Historic Heritage Galician Autonomous Region The Galician Archaeological Heritage Network The Medina Azahara’s Project The Ensenada de Bolonia’s Project 2. FROM THE REGIONAL TO THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT: THE EXAMPLE OF NW IBERIAN PENINSULA

4. The case of Las Médulas Cultural Landscape From the pre-Roman peasant landscape to the mining Roman landscape 2. FROM THE REGIONAL TO THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT: THE EXAMPLE OF NW IBERIAN PENINSULA

5. Las Médulas 3. SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND TERRITORY. LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOGY: RESEARCH AS A MEAN FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION AND VALORISATION

6. Historical Landscape Environment Tourism Economic Resource + ++ 3. SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND TERRITORY. LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOGY: RESEARCH AS A MEAN FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION AND VALORISATION

7. COST Action A27 TC Social Sciences and Humanities LANDMARKS. Understanding pre-industrial structures in rural and mining landscapes 4. THE INTEGRATION OF REGIONAL INITIATIVES INTO THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

8. The relevance of landscape in establishing Europe’s common Heritage 5. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS Work on landscapes is inter- and trans- disciplinarian. Potential for crossing borders within Cultural Heritage research Cultural landscapes have an important role within the creation of a “knowledge- based society” – European integration and regional identities. Landscapes as Cultural Heritage in the European Research Landscapes, European Research, sustainable and economic development

9. Almudena Orejas (aorejas@ih.csic.es) María Ruiz del Árbol (mrarbol@ih.csic.es) F.-Javier Sánchez-Palencia (jspalencia@ih.csic.es)aorejas@ih.csic.esmrarbol@ih.csic.esjspalencia@ih.csic.es Research Group Social Structure and Territory - Landscape Archaeology Institute of History - CSIC Madrid http://www.ih.csic.es/lineas/territorio