L’attività della Soprintendenza archeologica della Soprintendenza per i Beni Culturali e ambientali di Ragusa

The economic crisis in the last few years did not arrest the activity of the Superintendence of Cultural and Environmental Heritage of Ragusa which promptly replayed to the communities’ requests in order to enrich the cultural oπer and improve the use of the archaeological heritage. And so it is that both small municipalities and private individuals oπered means and economic resources for archaeological research which has been given increased depth by the the valuable collaboration between Italian and foreign universities that operating in unison with the cultural heritage protection o√ce of Ragusa. At the same time, thanks to specific focused projects, approved and financed by the EU, it was possible to resume and deepen research in the archaeological areas of Camarina, Cava d’Ispica and Parco Forza and improve their accessibility and museum oπering. Finally, thanks to a widespread control activity of all public works and the consequent preventive archeology practices requested by current laws, has been found important evidences of the ancient population previously unknown.