ARCHAEOLOGY, HERITAGE AND PUBLIC IN LAS HERAS PARK. A FIRST APPROACH

Abstract

Under the well-known Parque Las Heras in the neighborhood of Palermo (CABA, Argentina) are buried the foundations of what was the first model Penitentiary built in the country. In this paper we will briefly develop the origins of this research closely linked to the framework of our cooperative organization, Arqueoterra Coop. Ltda, founded and registered in 2015. The project, internally titled as "Archaeology of Parque Las Heras: rediscovering the National Penitentiary" currently has support from the Azara Foundation, the Maritime Museum and the Presidio of Ushuaia, and is linked with the Comuna 14 (CABA) and the Operational Management of Heritage of the City of Buenos aires through the Mecenazgo Cultural patronage program.