Urban Archaeology and the Cities of Tomorrow: Foreword

It is my great honour and pleasure to introduce the proceedings of the European Archaeological Council's 25th Heritage Management Symposium. The symposium, centred around the theme of Urban Archaeology and the Cities of Tomorrow, has offered invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing urban archaeology today, as our cities grow and evolve at an unprecedented pace.

The complexities of modern urban environments require us to constantly adapt our methods and thinking. The extensive data generated through archaeological investigations in the urban centres, inherently multi-dimensional, not only serve as a crucial resource for deepening our understanding of the economic and social histories of the cities. This knowledge also must play a pivotal role in the development of future urban environments and presents a unique opportunity to connect with the public benefits, central to the Valetta and Faro Conventions.

I would very much like to thank Dr. Jeroen Bouwmeester and Dr. Koen De Groote, who took up the scientific coordination of the symposium and this publication with remarkable expertise and dedication.

I am deeply grateful to all the authors for their contributions, which will no doubt inspire new ways of preserving and understanding our shared heritage within dynamic urban landscapes.

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• Keywords: archaeology, urban archaeology, heritage management, Valetta convention, Faro convention
• Accepted: 11 November 2024. Published: 28 March 2025
• Funding: The publication of this article is funded by the European Archaeological Council.