NEARCH is multidimensional projects that focuses on various ways of functioning of archaeology in the contemporary world. The main aims of the project may be presented by the following words:
1) INVOLVING
2) IMAGINING
3) SHARING
4) INNOVATING
5) CONNECTING
In this context, the main project’s objectives are:
- to highlight the societal component of archaeology, considered as the expression of a wider community rather than a restricted academic domain;
- to foster archaeology as a means to socially involve citizens and develop a sense of European citizenship;
- to explore and enhance the relationships between archaeology and artistic creation, by encouraging collaborations between archaeologists and contemporary artists;
- to re-think and develop the ways to communicate and mediate archaeology towards the various audiences. This would also imply to assess the image of cultural heritage and the impact of the existing public outreach activities in Europe in order to create a set of imaginative, original and attractive communication and dissemination tools and initiatives;
- to shape, through the exchange of experiences and comparative studies, a new economic model for a sustainable practice of archaeology and heritage management;
- to promote new ways of teaching archaeological knowledge and practices to young professionals and encourage their transnational mobility inside and outside Europe;
- to analyze the public relevance of European archaeology in a wider geographical and cultural perspective by including case-studies and field activities from other parts of the world.