THE SANCTUARY OF SANTAVENERA ATPAESTUM.CONSERVATION

OF PALIMPSESTBETWEEN INDUSTRIAL ARCHEOLOGY AND

ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE.

Mariarosaria Villani

UniversityofNaplesFedericoII,ArchitectureDepartment,ViaFornoVecchio,Napoli

mariarosaria.villani@architettisalerno.pec

ABSTRACT

The Sanctuary of Santa Venera was located ouside the South fortification of the ancient Greek city of

Paestum, at today thrown up due to lack of funds, falls within the area of ​brownfield site of Cirio​

factory. The area, which was acquired by the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Salerno,

has been included within the "Feasibility study for the creation of the Archaeological Park of

Paestum", developed ​with CIPE funds from the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, which discusses a​

number of interventions for the promotion of cultural heritage, such as the excavation and museum

display of the sanctuary through the demolition of part of the industrial buildings. The proposed

paper aims to deal with the question of preservation and renovation of the site, considering the

coexistence of two completely different artifacts, the archaeological one and the industrial one, witch

with the peculiarity of their coexistence and overlay, give an added value to the stratification of the

palimpsesttopreserve.

Key-words: SanctuaryofSantaVenera,Paestum,archeologicalsite,conservation