WH Site Review Form

ICAHM World Heritage Archaeological Site Visit Review Form

This form will be used to gather information about archaeological World Heritage sites across the globe, to be used by members of ICAHM and Friends of ICAHM, providing recent observations. Submitted forms will be posted on the Friends of ICAHM website.

BACKGROUND ICAHM OR FRIENDS OF ICAHM Member Name:______World Heritage Site/Location:______Date of World Heritage Site Visit:______Before answering the following questions, find your site at whc.UNESCO.org/en/list (or fr/list or es/list) : Summary Outstanding Universal Values (OUV) statement, please list salient points:______Criteria of Inscription by Number:______Summary of Most Recent Periodic Report, please list salient points:______

VISIT DESCRIPTION 1. a) Was the WH site readily located? b) Did people nearby know of it and direct to it effectively? ______

US/ICOMOS WH Site Visit & Review Form, September 2011, Page 1 ______2. a) Was the WH site identified as WH inscribed? b) Was the inscription date noted? ______3. Does the overall site interpretation/presentation address the OUV statement, the historical and scientific values of the site, and the need to act responsibly during the site visit? ______4. Are the criteria of inscription expressed in the presentation of the site? ______5. Were the points made in the Periodic Report observed? Please list and describe. ______

6. Provide other relevant observations (state of conservation, site management, visitor management including flow, transportation, wayfinding, etc.): ______

US/ICOMOS WH Site Visit & Review Form, September 2011, Page 2 ______

OVERALL IMPRESSIONS Please record in the space below or and any attached documents your overall impressions of the site. Did you enjoy your visit, what do you wish you had known before you arrived, was your visit engaging, did you learn something about the site, what would you have liked to learn that you did not, was the site in good repair, were sanitation facilities and other visitor services readily available, were you disturbed by persistent vendors, what did you find particularly interesting or enjoyable, did you observe safety hazards, did you observe damage or threats to archaeological sites or resources, would you go again and why, would you recommend this site to your friends and relatives? Anything else? Insert up to 10 captioned photographs into this document. Include a scan of the visitor site map or photo of the visitor wayfinding sign with photo locations. (1MB each, provide as jpg files.)

Thank you for your participation please send your completed form and your selected digital images via email to [email protected],org

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