Archaeological heritage management and tourism development: actions and proposals

Abstract This article presents the state of the art of practices involving Tourism and Archeology, in various parts of the world and in Brazil. It aimed to present successful and not so successful cases of pioneering actions in countries with high archaeological potential such as Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Chile, Brazil, United States, among others. The methods used were the documentary research and bibliographical research in databases, obtained in digital media, willing to find researches involving the subject of archeological tourism in Europe, America and Brazil. As a result, the factors guiding these actions were identified and a reference model for archaeological heritage management was built so it can be used as an instrument of dissemination, protection, sustainability and integration with the local community.